{"product_id":"vita","title":"Vita","description":"Zones of social abandonment are emerging everywhere in Brazil's big cities-places like Vita, where the unwanted, the mentally ill, the sick, and the homeless are left to die. This haunting, unforgettable story centers on a young woman named Catarina, increasingly paralyzed and said to be mad, living out her time at Vita. 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e An instant classic, \u003ci\u003eVita\u003c\/i\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, \u003ci\u003eVita\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone who is grappling with how to understand the conditions of life, thought, and ethics in the contemporary world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Torben Eskerod","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42849613217853,"sku":"9780520272958","price":44.96,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780520272958_28c7ff50-8af4-4e58-ada4-00e836d2f3c6.jpg?v=1767039406","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/vita","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}