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Marriage of Convenience

By Anne-Emanuelle Birn

Marriage of Convenience Medicine

Marriage of Convenience

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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 thirty-plus years amidst binational tensions, domestic turmoil, and institutional soul-searching?
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 Pública 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. Birn's historical insights have continuing relevance for the rapidly evolving world of global health today.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
448
Release Date:
2012-10-03
Publication Date:
2012-12-03
Publisher:
University of Rochester Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1580464440
ISBN13:
9781580464444
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
644 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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