{"product_id":"fragile-futures-ambiguities-of-care-in-burkina-faso-9781805391975","title":"Fragile Futures: Ambiguities of Care in Burkina","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tCaring for small children and the family in Burkina Faso is hard work. Although the health infrastructure in Burkina Faso is weak and many citizens feel neglected by the state,\u003cem\u003e Fragile Futures\u003c\/em\u003e shows that the state continues to play an important role in people’s engagements and hopes for a better future. Based on more than twenty years of research engagement with Burkina Faso, it is an ethnography of how rural citizens address ambiguities of sickness and care and try to secure a decent future for themselves and their families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This is a theoretically solid book presenting unique data and perspectives on survival strategies in a broad meaning. The focus is on the most marginalized populations of the world, outlining local, long-term trajectories of their dealing with challenges and uncertainties.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Jónína Einarsdóttir\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Iceland\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The book is coherent and well-written and presents a clearly delimited field of study that is a relevant contribution to the literature on global public health, medical anthropology, as well as a broader field of African studies, and the anthropology of state-citizen relationships.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Jesper Bjarnesen\u003c\/strong\u003e, The Nordic Africa Institute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Abbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e A Family Narrative\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ambiguities of Child Care\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mobilities and Immobilities\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Technologies and Cosmologies\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Treatment Seeking and the Work of Hope\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Availability LOGIC\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Moments of State Presence\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tReferences\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042816557399,"sku":"9781805391975","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781805391975.jpg?v=1750955764","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fragile-futures-ambiguities-of-care-in-burkina-faso-9781805391975","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}