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Dying in the City of the Blues

Sickle Cell Anemia and the Politics of Race and Health

Dying in the City of the Blues( )
Author: Wailoo, Keith
Series title:Studies in Social Medicine Ser.
ISBN:978-1-4696-1741-1
Publication Date:Jun 2014
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Book Format:Ebook
List Price:USD $27.99
Book Description:

This groundbreaking book chronicles the history of sickle cell anemia in the United States, tracing its transformation from an "invisible" malady to a powerful, yet contested, cultural symbol of African American pain and suffering. Set in Memphis, home of one of the nation's first sickle cell clinics, Dying in the City of the Blues reveals how the recognition, treatment, social understanding, and symbolism of the disease evolved in the twentieth...
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Book Details
Pages:360
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.12 x 9.25 Inches



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