Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. A Different African Health Story 1
5. 2. A Brief History of Senegal 20
6. 3. Urban and Rural Dilemmas 37
7. 4. Global Health Reform in Saint Louis 58
8. 5. Market-Based Medicine and Shantytown Politics in Pikine 84
9. 6. Knowledge Encounters: Biomedicine, Islam, and Wolof Medicine 96
10. 7. Gender, Social Hierarchy, and Health Practice 115
11. 8. Domestic Disputes and Generational Struggles over Household Health 130
12. 9. Encountering Development in Ganjool 143
13. 10. Believe in God, but Plow Your Field 158
14. Notes 165
15. Glossary 169
16. References 173
17. Index 181
18. About the author 189