Marriage of Convenience : Rockefeller International Health and Revolutionary Mexico /

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"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Birn, Anne-Emanuelle, 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Rockefeller Foundation > International Health Division
Rockefeller Foundation. > International Health Division.
Mexico. > Departamento de Salubridad Pública.
Mexico > Departamento de Salubridad Pública
Mexico. > Departamento de Salubridad Pública > History > 20th century.
Rockefeller Foundation. > International Health Division > History > 20th century.
Public health > International cooperation.
Public health.
Sanitation > history.
Public Health Administration > history.
International Cooperation > history.
History, 20th Century.
Global Health.
Public Health > history.
Public health > International cooperation > History > 20th century.
Public health > Mexico > History > 20th century.
Mexiko
Mexico.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"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?"
Physical Description:1 online resource (446 pages): illustrations, maps ;
ISBN:9781580466646
ISSN:1526-2715 ;

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