{"product_id":"vita-by-joao-biehl-9780520272958","title":"Vita","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZones of social abandonment are emerging everywhere in Brazil's big cities—places like \u003cem\u003eVita\u003c\/em\u003e, where the unwanted, the mentally ill, the sick, and the homeless are left to die. This haunting, unforgettable story centres on a young woman named Catarina, increasingly paralysed and said to be mad, living out her time at \u003cem\u003eVita\u003c\/em\u003e. Anthropologist João Biehl leads a detective-like journey to know Catarina; to unravel the cryptic, poetic words that are part of the \"dictionary\" she is compiling; and to trace the complex network of family, medicine, state, and economy in which her abandonment and pathology took form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn instant classic, \u003cem\u003eVita\u003c\/em\u003e has been widely acclaimed for its bold fieldwork, theoretical innovation, and literary force. Reflecting on how Catarina's life story continues, this updated edition offers the reader a powerful new afterword and gripping new photographs following Biehl and Eskerod's return to Vita. Anthropology at its finest, \u003cem\u003eVita\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for anyone who is grappling with how to understand the conditions of life, thought, and ethics in the contemporary world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47601238409452,"sku":"9780520272958","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/a6eca076f0b3383c71f0f7317af46d24.jpg?v=1778018495","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/vita-by-joao-biehl-9780520272958","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}