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The Kidney and the Cane
Planetary Health and Plantation Labor in Nicaragua
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Alex M. Nading
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Gefördert durch:
Cornell University
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht/Copyright:
2025
Über dieses Buch
Alex M. Nading argues that the epidemic of chronic kidney disease of non-traditional causes among those living near and working in Nicaragua’s sugarcane plantations is not a result of climate change, it is climate change.
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Alex M. Nading is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Cornell University and author of Mosquito Trails: Ecology, Health, and the Politics of Entanglement.
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“Offering compelling storytelling, fresh insights, and stunning connections, Alex M. Nading outlines the futility of isolating the cause of chronic kidney disease of nontraditional causes (CKDnt) while also showing the limits of fixes based in liberal structures of contestation. He shows how the work involved in keeping bodies and production alive in Nicaragua’s sugarcane zone is tantamount to life support; bodies cannot be cured, although their repair remains essential. In this way, CKDnt serves as a bellwether of planetary health.”
-- Julie Guthman, author of The Problem with Solutions: Why Silicon Valley Can’t Hack the Future of Food
-- Julie Guthman, author of The Problem with Solutions: Why Silicon Valley Can’t Hack the Future of Food
“The Kidney and the Cane is an evocative ethnography of life in and around Nicaraguan sugar plantations that also serves as an incisive portrait of planetary health. The examination of contemporary plantation labor allows Alex M. Nading to weave together questions of human and environmental health in entirely novel and often harrowing ways. A fantastic book for anyone interested in labor, agriculture, health care, or the environment.”
-- Kregg Hetherington, author of The Government of Beans: Regulating Life in the Age of Monocrops
-- Kregg Hetherington, author of The Government of Beans: Regulating Life in the Age of Monocrops
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Note on Words, Names, and Places
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Prologue
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Introduction
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1 Grievance, Ground, and Grace
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2 Atmospheric Fixes
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3 Renal Environments
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4 Toxic Mediation
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5 Working Conditions
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6 Plantation Patienthood
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Conclusion
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Acknowledgments
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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eBook veröffentlicht am:
6. Mai 2025
eBook ISBN:
9781478094302
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Inhalt:
239
eBook ISBN:
9781478094302
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Professional and scholarly;
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BY-NC-ND 4.0
