Making Disease Making Citizens The Politics of Hepatitis C

Name: Making Disease Making Citizens The Politics of Hepatitis C
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ISBN: 9781409408406

ISBN-10: 140940840X

ISBN-13: 9781409408406

Edition: 2011

Authors: Suzanne Fraser, Kate Seear

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Since the naming of hepatitis C in 1989, knowledge about the disease has grown exponentially. So too, however, has the stigma with which it is linked. Associated with injecting drug use and tainted blood scandals, hepatitis C inspires fear and blame. Making Disease, Making Citizens takes a timely look at the disease, those directly affected by it and its social and cultural implications. Drawing on personal interviews and a range of textual sources, the book presents a scholarly and engaging analysis of a newly identified and highly controversial disease and its relationship to philosophies of health, risk and harm in the West. It maps the social and medical negotiations taking place around…

Book details

List price: $66.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Limited
Publication date: 12/28/2011
Binding: E-Book
Pages: 180
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.08" tall
Language: English