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Enriched with ethnographic stories of Ecuadorian women who struggle with the autoimmune disorder, lupus erythematosus, this book is one of the first to explore the meanings and experiences of medically managed chronic illness in the developing world.

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter One. Introduction
  • Chapter Two. Cuenca, Lupus, and Chronic Illness
  • Chapter Three. Health Care in Ecuador
  • Chapter Four. Liminality
  • Chapter Five. Loss
  • Chapter Six. Suffering
  • Chapter Seven. Transformation
  • Chapter Eight. Living with Lupus
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/05/2013
      ISBN13: 9780292762008, 978-0292762008
      ISBN10: 0292762003
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Enriched with ethnographic stories of Ecuadorian women who struggle with the autoimmune disorder, lupus erythematosus, this book is one of the first to explore the meanings and experiences of medically managed chronic illness in the developing world.

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Chapter One. Introduction
      • Chapter Two. Cuenca, Lupus, and Chronic Illness
      • Chapter Three. Health Care in Ecuador
      • Chapter Four. Liminality
      • Chapter Five. Loss
      • Chapter Six. Suffering
      • Chapter Seven. Transformation
      • Chapter Eight. Living with Lupus
      • Notes
      • References
      • Index

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