Negotiating the pandemic : cultural, national, and individual constructions of COVID-19 / Inayat Ali and Robbie Davis-Floyd.
"This book centers on negotiations around cultural, governmental, and individual constructions of COVID-19. It considers how the coronavirus pandemic has been negotiated in different cultures and countries, with the final part of the volume focusing on South Asia and Pakistan in particular. The...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2022.
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| Edition: | First Edition. |
| Series: | Routledge studies in health and medical anthropology.
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| Online Access: | Access via Directory of Open Access Books |
| Summary: | "This book centers on negotiations around cultural, governmental, and individual constructions of COVID-19. It considers how the coronavirus pandemic has been negotiated in different cultures and countries, with the final part of the volume focusing on South Asia and Pakistan in particular. The chapters include auto-ethnographic accounts and ethnographic explorations that reflect upon experiences of living with the pandemic and the implications for all areas of life. The book explicates people's dealings with COVID-19 at various levels, situates the spread of rumors, conspiracy theories, and new social rituals within micro- and/or macro-contexts, and describes the interplay between the virus and various institutionalized forms of inequalities and structural vulnerabilities. Bringing together a variety of perspectives, the volume relates to the past, describes the Covidian present, and offers futuristic implications. It enlists distinct imaginaries based on current understandings of an extraordinary challenge that holds significant importance for our human future"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 334 pages) : illustrations, charts. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1003187463 9781003187462 1000556506 9781000556506 1000556638 9781000556636 9781032034737 1032034734 9781032028408 1032028408 |