Illness is a weapon : indigenous identity and enduring afflictions /

"Presents the everyday experience of disease in a remote Australian Aboriginal community. Explores the factors structuring ill health, the tactics individuals use to negotiate these realities, and the ways in which sickness is invoked to construct, manage, and challenge race relations"--Pr...

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Main Author: Saethre, Eirik
Format: eBook
Language:English
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Presents the everyday experience of disease in a remote Australian Aboriginal community. Explores the factors structuring ill health, the tactics individuals use to negotiate these realities, and the ways in which sickness is invoked to construct, manage, and challenge race relations"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (pages cm)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780826519221