The Moral Discourse of Health in Modern Cairo
Author | : Mohammed Tabishat |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2014-03-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780739179802 |
ISBN-13 | : 0739179802 |
Rating | : 4/5 (802 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Moral Discourse of Health in Modern Cairo written by Mohammed Tabishat and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2014-03-21 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Moral Discourse of Health in Modern Cairo: Persons, Bodies, and Organs, Mohammed Tabishat uses anthropological descriptive methods and discourse analytic perspectives to focus on health care practices in a holistic fashion aimed at preserving and improving life in contemporary Cairo. Tabishat employs therapeutic data as a complex index mirroring the existing relations of power and the various ways they are involved in maintaining and challenging the social order.