Vita
João Guilherme Biehl
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Vita
by João Guilherme Biehl, Jo Biehl
Published
2005
Publisher
University of California Press
Pages
404
ISBN-13
9781282763111
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. As Biehl painstakingly relates Catarina's words to a vanished world and elucidates her condition, we learn of subjectivities unmade and remade under economic pressures, pharmaceuticals as moral technologies, a public common sense that lets the unsound and unproductive die, and anthropology's unique power to work through these juxtaposed fields. Vita's methodological innovations, bold fieldwork, and rigorous social theory make it an essential reading for anyone who is grappling with how to understand the conditions of life, thought and ethics in the contemporary world"--Book cover.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Vita?
This edition of Vita has approximately 404 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Vita?
For most readers, Vita typically takes between 8h 25m and 5h 37m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 101,000 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 6h 44m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 14 days • Estimated word count: 101,000 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of Vita?
The estimated word count for Vita is approximately 101,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of Vita?
Vita was written by João Guilherme Biehl, Jo Biehl.
When was Vita published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2005. The original work may have been published on a different date.