Understanding Social Resistance to the Ebola Response in the Forest Region of the Republic of Guinea: An Anthropological Perspective

African Studies Review

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 7-31

  Fairhead, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ebola; funerals; Guinea; mining; party politics; resistance; sorcery; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006892566     PISSN: 00020206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/asr.2016.87     Document Type: Review

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