From Popular Medicine to Medical Populism
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From Popular Medicine to Medical Populism by Steven Palmer
Presents the history of medical practice in Costa Rica from the late colonial era to the 1940s. This book demonstrates that it was through everyday acts of negotiation among agents of the state, medical professionals, and popular practitioners that the contours of Costa Rica's modern, heterogeneous health care system were established.
"From Popular Medicine to Medical Populism presents new material of substantial interest to both Latin American specialists and medical historiansSteven Palmer has marshaled a convincing story in a challenging way that both informs and raises issues for debate.”—John K. Crellin, coauthor of Professionalism and Ethics in Complementary and Alternative Medicine
"As a comprehensive study of the medical profession in Costa Rica and a sound comparison with medical developments in Latin America, this work is remarkable, novel, and useful. Steven Palmer’s integrated analysis of class, gender, professional hierarchy, and hybrid medical combinations is superb. This work will be a splendid addition to an emerging literature on the social history of medicine in Latin America."—Marcos Cueto, author of The Return of Epidemics: Health and Society in Peru during the Twentieth Century
"As a comprehensive study of the medical profession in Costa Rica and a sound comparison with medical developments in Latin America, this work is remarkable, novel, and useful. Steven Palmer’s integrated analysis of class, gender, professional hierarchy, and hybrid medical combinations is superb. This work will be a splendid addition to an emerging literature on the social history of medicine in Latin America."—Marcos Cueto, author of The Return of Epidemics: Health and Society in Peru during the Twentieth Century
Steven Palmer is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Windsor, Ontario. He is the author of The History of Costa Rica.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780822330479 |
| Title | From Popular Medicine to Medical Populism |
| Author | Steven Palmer |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Duke University Press |
| Year published | 2003-01-06 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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