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'Represents the first serious attempt to grapple with some of the practical as well as epistemological questions posed by the local response to the outbreak...Offers important insights, especially concerning the central issue of burial practices, one of the epidemic's main routes of infection.' The Economist 'A must-read for all involved in epidemics, epidemiology and public health.' Nature 'Policymakers involved in responding to global pandemics [should] read this book and to think more seriously about how to develop approaches that really listen to affected communities.' Africa at LSE 'A scholarly exercise that will appeal to medical and health policy academics ... convincingly argues the broader lesson for containing future epidemics.' Publishers Weekly 'With his decades of experience in rural Sierra Leone, Richards is almost uniquely placed to write this book, which highlights the strong potential at community level for learning about and acting against a deadly disease. We would do well to implement these principles in future emergency responses of all kinds, as well as within long-term development work.' Sinead Walsh, Irish ambassador to Sierra Leone and Liberia 'A valuable reflection of the experiences of affected communities and aid workers in Sierra Leone. This book is a must for all disease control professionals in Africa and beyond. The book is also exceptionally well written and easily accessible to interested novices.' Ger J. Steenbergen, first secretary of health, Netherlands Embassy in Ghana

'A scholarly exercise that will appeal to medical and health policy academics...convincingly argues the broader lesson for containing future epidemics.' Publishers Weekly 'With his decades of experience in rural Sierra Leone, Richards is almost uniquely placed to write this book, which highlights the strong potential at community level for learning about and acting against a deadly disease. We would do well to implement these principles in future emergency responses of all kinds, as well as within long-term development work.' Sinead Walsh, Irish Ambassador to Sierra Leone and Liberia 'A valuable reflection of the experiences of affected communities and aid workers in Sierra Leone. This book is a must for all disease control professionals in Africa and beyond. The book is also exceptionally well written and easily accessible to interested novices.' Ger J. Steenbergen, First Secretary of Health, Netherlands Embassy in Ghana

'With his decades of experience in rural Sierra Leone, Richards is almost uniquely placed to write this book, which highlights the strong potential at community level for learning about and acting against a deadly disease. We would do well to implement these principles in future emergency responses of all kinds, as well as within long-term development work.' Sinead Walsh, Irish Ambassador to Sierra Leone and Liberia 'With his decades of experience in rural Sierra Leone, Richards is almost uniquely placed to write this book, which highlights the strong potential at community level for learning about and acting against a deadly disease. We would do well to implement these principles in future emergency responses of all kinds, as well as within long-term development work.' Sinead Walsh, Irish Ambassador to Sierra Leone and Liberia

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Paul Richards is an anthropologist with over forty-five years’ experience of living and working in West Africa. He is emeritus professor of technology and agrarian development at Wageningen University in the Netherlandsand and adjunct professor at Njala University in central Sierra Leone. His previous books include No Peace, No War: An Anthropology of Contemporary Armed Conflicts (2005).

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