EAN: 9781788169202

DIVIDED - ANNABEL SOWEMIMO GEBUNDEN

A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023 A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SUMMER BOOK
OF 2023 'Important and ambitious' Observer  Book of the Day 'An illuminating and powerful
intersectional analysis of health inequalities and racism' i-D Magazine 'Prepare to be blown
away' Chikwe Ihekweazu  Assistant Director General at WHO In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic
we are all too aware of the urgent health inequalities that plague our world. But these
inequalities have always been urgent: modern medicine has a colonial and racist history. Here 
in an essential and searing account  Annabel Sowemimo unravels the colonial roots of modern
medicine. Tackling systemic racism  hidden histories and healthcare myths  Sowemimo recounts
her own experiences as a doctor  patient and activist. Divided exposes the racial biases of
medicine that affect our everyday lives and provides an illuminating - and incredibly necessary
- insight into how our world works  and who it works for. This book will reshape how we see
health and medicine - forever. 'A vital call to action' Leah Hazard  author of Womb'Urgent
examination of how modern medicine is intertwined with colonial histories and racist ideas ...
compelling story-telling' Joanna Wolfarth  author of Milk 'Outstanding ... beautifully written
and erudite  yet highly accessible ... should be mandatory reading for all medical
practitioners' Jacqueline Roy  author of The Fat Lady Sings 'Necessary. In the right hands 
this book will save lives' Nova Reid  author of The Good Ally

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