Pandemic kinship : families, intervention, and social change in Botswana's time of AIDS /

Reece, Koreen M., 1977-

Pandemic kinship : families, intervention, and social change in Botswana's time of AIDS / Koreen M. Reece. - xiv;308pages illustrations ( same colour) - The international African library .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Going up and down -- 'Ke a aga' : Lorato, building -- Geographies of intervention -- Children of one womb -- Taking what belongs to you -- Supplementary care -- Recognising pregnancy -- Recognising marriage -- Managing recognition in a time of AIDS -- Far family -- Living outside -- Children in need of care -- The village in the home : a party -- 'Lifting up culture' : a homecoming -- A global family -- Conclusion: 'We have a problem at home' : the ordinary crisis of kinship -- An epidemic epilogue.

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Families--Botswana.
Kinship--Botswana.
Community life--Botswana.
Crisis management--Botswana.
Epidemics--Social aspects--Botswana.
AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects--Botswana.
HISTORY / Africa / General


Botswana--Social conditions--21st century.

HQ693.9 / .R44 2022

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