Debility and the Moral Imagination in Botswana

In the rush to development in Botswana, and Africa more generally,
changes in work, diet, and medical care have resulted in escalating experiences of
chronic illness, debilitating disease, and accident. Debility and the Moral
Imagination in Botswana documents how transformations wrought by colonialism,
independence, industrialization, and development have effected changes in bodily
life and perceptions of health, illness, and debility. In this intimate and powerful
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