Comrades in Health
Subtitle: U. S. Health Internationalists, Abroad and at Home
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780813561202
Subjects: International cooperation; World health; History, modern, 20th century; History, modern, 21st century
Description: Throughout the twentieth century, politcally engaged and socially committed U.S. health professionals - doctors, nurses, and other health workers - have worked in solidarity with progressive movements around the world as comrades with people struggling for social justice, equity, and the right to health. By presenting a combination of historical accounts and firsthand 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, against the background of foreign and domestic policy, social movements, and global politics. -- from back cover.