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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pearson, Jessica Lynne, 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.