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Marriage of convenience : Rockefeller International Health and revolutionary Mexico /
"Transcending standard hagiographic accounts as well as simplistic arguments of cultural imperialism, Marriage of Convenience offers a nuanced analysis of the interaction between the foundation's International Health Division and the Departamento de Salubridad Publica as they jointly promo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Rochester, NY :
University of Rochester Press,
2006.
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| Colección: | Rochester studies in medical history ;
v. 8. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Transcending standard hagiographic accounts as well as simplistic arguments of cultural imperialism, Marriage of Convenience offers a nuanced analysis of the interaction between the foundation's International Health Division and the Departamento de Salubridad Publica as they jointly promoted public health through campaigns against yellow fever and hookworm disease, organized cooperative rural health units, and educated public health professionals in North American universities and Mexican training stations." "Drawing from a wealth of archival sources in both Mexico and the United States, Birn uncovers the complex give-and-take of this early experience of international health cooperation."--Jacket "In January 1921, after a decade of bloody warfare, Mexico's new government found an unlikely partner in its struggle to fulfill the Revolution's promises to the populace. An ambitious philanthropy, born of the wealth of America's most notorious capitalist, made its way into Mexico by offering money and expertise to counter a looming public health crisis. Why did the Rockefeller Foundation and Revolutionary Mexico get together, and how did their relationship last for 30-plus years amidst binational tensions, domestic turmoil, and institutional soul-searching?" |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 434 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-412) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781580466646 1580466648 1580464440 9781580464444 1281383015 9781281383013 9786611383015 6611383018 |
| ISSN: | 1526-2715 ; |