Book ID: CBB198362659

Comrades in Health: U.S. Health Internationalists, Abroad and at Home (2013)

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Brown, Theodore M. (Editor)
Birn, Anne-Emanuelle (Editor)


Rutgers University Press
Critical issues in health and medicine


Publication Date: 2013
Physical Details: 349 pages
Language: English

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.

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Authors & Contributors
Santana, José Paranaguá de
Thomson, Jennifer Christine
Lehmann, Philipp Nicolas
Wentzell, Emily A.
Üsdiken, Behlül
Schrecker, Ted
Concepts
Science and politics
Globalization; internationalization
Cross-national interaction
Health
Cold War
Research
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
19th century
20th century, late
18th century
17th century
Places
United States
Great Britain
Greenland
Europe
Soviet Union
Manchuria
Institutions
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Royal Society of London
Royal College of Surgeons, London
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
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