
An Anthropology of Global Immunization
Vaccine Politics and Realities in Ethnographic Perspective
Berghahn Books (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 1. January 2026
Book
Hardback
186 pages
978-1-83695-320-3 (ISBN)
Description
Will develop a unique anthropological response to the question of global immunization, addressing issues from vaccine hesitancy and conspiracy theories, to local biopolitics and beyond.
Explores some of the most pressing vaccine concerns of our time, from hpv to covid-19, one health, and beyond.
The global perspectives presented in this volume are bound together by critical anthropological themes of nationalism, governance, and local biosocial realities.
Lays a critical foundation to think through ways to understand vaccine development, implementation, and public health policy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Bibliography; Index
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83695-320-3 (9781836953203)
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Persons
Rebecca Irons is a Wellcome Trust senior research fellow in humanities and social sciences at University College London.