Reimagining Global Health by Paul Farmer

Reimagining Global Health by Paul Farmer

Provides an introduction to the field of global health. This title is suitable for schools of public health, nursing, and medicine, and also in undergraduate and graduate classes in anthropology, sociology, political economy, and history, among others.

"Reimagining Global Health will surely prove useful as an introductory textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in public health, human biology and anthropology, and various other disciplines" American Journal of Human Biology "This well-written and accessible introduction to problems of global health will shape the developing discipline's future and bring attention to the pressing need for global health equity." Medical Humanities "A must read for students and faculty in public health, medicine, and anthropology." CHOICE "Valuable." -- Raymond Downing Society of Teachers of Family Medicine "An excellent, well-structured introduction to thoughtful global health practices ... Reimagining Global Health provides a wealth of insights that would benefit seasoned professionals, scholars, and activists." -- Daniel Takarabe Kim Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

Paul Farmer is co-founder of Partners In Health and Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He has authored numerous books, including Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and The New War on the Poor. Jim Yong Kim is co-founder of Partners In Health and the current President of the World Bank Group. Arthur Kleinman is Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University and Professor of Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is the author of numerous influential works including The Illness Narratives: Suffering, Healing, And The Human Condition. Matthew Basilico is a medical student at Harvard Medical School and a PhD candidate in economics at Harvard University. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Malawi, where he has lived and worked with his wife Marguerite.

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ISBN 13	9780520271999
ISBN 10	0520271998
Title	Reimagining Global Health
Author	Paul Farmer
Series	California Series In Public Anthropology
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of California Press
Year published	2013-09-07
Number of pages	504
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