Vita

by: Joâo Biehl, Torben Eskerod

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By: Joâo Biehl

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Category - Non Fiction / Psychology

Format - Paperback

Condition - Like New

Listed - 2 months ago

Ships From - Virginia

Est. Publication Date - Oct 2013

Seller Description

An intense look into the lives of Brazilians who have been abandoned by their society because of their mental illnesses. This is an ethnographic account about what happens when the government takes over wellfare and intentionally leaves for dead anyone who is costly.

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"João Biehl's Vita is a greatly arresting work. The tale of Catarina is one that haunts the reader. This book's central character is sure to become an anthropological classic, her humanity reaffirmed ...