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La vida en deuda: Tiempos de cuidado y violencia en el Chile neoliberal

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La vida en deuda aborda las deudas del Estado chileno en sus manifestaciones concretas, como programas de pobreza, reparaciones por tortura y tratamientos para la depresión, en el mundo vital de una población, heredadas por la dictadura.

419 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2012

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December 26, 2017
powerful. Written skillfully with great richness and depth. A style and theoretical background (an eclectic mix of Das, Didier Fassin and others - pastoral altruism mixed with debt and religiosity is an amazing way to explain indifference towards human suffering) that grows on you as you're reading it. Excellent history lesson and the current conditions of Chile and poverty in the world.
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May 13, 2017
Excelente etnografia que fornece um olhar sobre o Chile contemporâneo distinto do discurso oficial, o qual redutoramente identifica este país como um "milagre económico". A antropóloga imerge na vida dos seus interlocutores elaborando sobre os seus quotidianos, focando-se em particular como o passado ditatorial influencia uma existência de dívidas e precariedade laboral.
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December 28, 2021
actually not as good as i remember it to be... maybe it's because i just came from reading ruth behar so the handling of vulnerability here seems rather clumsy?? wish she gave slightly more of an account of herself, but also thinking through the question of how much of the ethnographer i want to see in accounts, and /why/ i think that's to a certain extent necessary.
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May 2, 2025
Han does great job connecting her wider themes with specific exmaples of the people within La Pincoya.
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May 15, 2024
Es una investigación tan necesaria para pensar la sociedad actual y la salud mental.

Este libro nos demuestra cómo para superar la depresión no es solo necesaria la terapia, sino que también existen aspectos estructurales y sociales que mantienen a los sujetos en contextos de precariedad material y emocional.

Vivir siempre endeudado es algo tan común en nuestra sociedad (chilena), como se menciona en el libro "es una vida prestada" el crédito es solo para los pobres.

Además, de lo anterior, Clara Han nos muestra la importancia de las redes y con ello los cuidados para poder sobrellevar esta "vida prestada" cuando las instituciones y Estado están ausentes.

Menos autocuidado y más cuidado colectivo❤️‍🩹

Quien quiera reflexionar sobre la sociedad actual y los indices de depresión se lo recomiendo totalmente.
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