The colonial politics of global health : France and the United Nations in postwar Africa /

In The Colonial Politics of Global Health, Jessica Lynne Pearson explores the collision between imperial and international visions of health and development in French Africa as decolonization movements gained strength. After World War II, French officials viewed health improvements as a way to forge...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Pearson, Jessica Lynne, 1984- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Sujets:
United Nations.
United Nations
1900-1999
Health services administration > Africa, French-speaking > History > 20th century.
Medical policy > Africa, French-speaking > History > 20th century.
Medical care > Political aspects > Africa, French-speaking > History > 20th century.
Decolonization > Africa, French-speaking.
Health Services Administration > history
Colonialism > history
Health Policy > history
History, 20th Century
Services de santé > Administration > Afrique francophone > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Politique sanitaire > Afrique francophone > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Décolonisation > Afrique francophone.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Soins médicaux > Aspect politique > Afrique francophone > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
HISTORY > Africa > General.
Health services administration
Medical policy
Medical care > Political aspects
Decolonization
Politics and government
Africa, French-speaking > Politics and government > 20th century.
Africa.
Africa
France
Afrique.
French-speaking Africa
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • War, citizenship, and the limits of French civilization
  • The United Nations and the politics of health in the era of decolonization
  • Between colonial knowledge and international expertise
  • The WHO comes to Brazzaville
  • Family health, France, and the future of Africa
  • Fighting illness, battling decolonization.

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