Description
Product ID: | 9780822352334 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | Patients of the State |
Subtitle: | The Politics of Waiting in Argentina |
Authors: | Author: Javier Auyero |
Page Count: | 216 |
Subjects: | Cultural studies, Cultural studies, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Central / national / federal government policies, Health systems and services, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Central government policies, Health systems & services, Argentina |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This volume examines the power that can be imposed, and the misery that is caused, especially for the poor, by the simple act of waiting. Although set in Buenos Aires, Auyero describes a variety of different situations, including waiting for national identity cards, for welfare agencies, and the endless waiting for relocation from the slums. |
Imprint Name: | Duke University Press |
Publisher Name: | Duke University Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2012-05-04 |