Comrades in Health - U.S. Health Internationalists, Abroad and at Home (Hardcover, New)

Since the early twentieth century, politically engaged and socially committed U.S. health professionals have worked in solidarity with progressive movements around the world. Often with roots in social medicine, political activism, and international socialism, these doctors, nurses, and other health workers became comrades who joined forces with people struggling for social justice, equity, and the right to health.
Anne-Emanuelle Birn and Theodore M. Brown bring together a group of professionals and activists whose lives have been dedicated to health internationalism. By presenting a combination of historical accounts and first-hand reflections, this collection of essays aims to draw attention to the longstanding international activities of the American health left and the lessons they brought home. The involvement of these progressive U.S. health professionals is presented against the background of foreign and domestic policy, social movements, and global politics.

General

Imprint:	Rutgers University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Critical Issues in Health and Medicine Series
Release date:	July 2013
First published:	July 2013
Editors:	Anne-Emanuelle Birn • Theodore M. Brown
Foreword by:	Vicente Navarro
Contributors:	Anne-Emanuelle Birn • Theodore M. Brown • Susan Gross Solomon • Walter J Lear • Jane Pacht Brickman • H. Jack Geiger • Victor W. Sidel
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	368
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8135-6121-9
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Popular medicine > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General
LSN:	0-8135-6121-3
Barcode:	9780813561219

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