The Political Ecology of Malaria

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The Political Ecology of Malaria is written by Matian van Soest and published by transcript Verlag. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3839450535 (ISBN 10) and 9783839450536 (ISBN 13).

Malaria remains one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. Matian van Soest looks at the malaria epidemic in the peri-urban zones of Uganda's capital Kampala against the backdrop of recent socio-ecological transformations. Based on long-term ethnographic research, the book provides a holistic picture of the malaria epidemic in central Uganda, revealing the highly localized character of an epidemic that once spanned across almost the entire globe. Understanding, and ultimately tackling the disease, requires an appreciation of the social, political, as well as ecological circumstances that frame this epidemic.