Comrades in Health
U.S. Health Internationalists, Abroad and at Home
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Patient Care, Health Care Delivery
| Author: | Walter J. Lear, Jane Pacht Brickman, Bernard Lown, Michael Terry, Laura Turiano, Brea Bondi-Boyd, Vicente Navarro, Anne-Emanuelle Birn, Theodore M. Brown, Susan Gross Solomon, H. Jack Geiger, Victor W. Sidel, Ruth Sidel, Howard Waitzkin, Paula Braveman, Stephen Gloyd, James Pfeiffer, Wendy Johnson, Mary Travis Bassett, Alicia Ely Yamin, Seiji Yamada, Lanny Smith, Jennifer Kasper, Timothy Holtz, Razel Remen | ISBN: | 9780813569642 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press | Publication: | July 2, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Rutgers University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Walter J. Lear, Jane Pacht Brickman, Bernard Lown, Michael Terry, Laura Turiano, Brea Bondi-Boyd, Vicente Navarro, Anne-Emanuelle Birn, Theodore M. Brown, Susan Gross Solomon, H. Jack Geiger, Victor W. Sidel, Ruth Sidel, Howard Waitzkin, Paula Braveman, Stephen Gloyd, James Pfeiffer, Wendy Johnson, Mary Travis Bassett, Alicia Ely Yamin, Seiji Yamada, Lanny Smith, Jennifer Kasper, Timothy Holtz, Razel Remen |
| ISBN: | 9780813569642 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press |
| Publication: | July 2, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Rutgers University Press |
| 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.
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.
