{"product_id":"healthcare-in-latin-america-david-s-dalton-9781683403258","title":"Healthcare in Latin America: History, Society, Culture","description":"Illustrating\u003cbr\u003ethe diversity of disciplines that intersect within global health studies, \u003ci\u003eHealthcare in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e is the first\u003cbr\u003evolume to gather research by many of the foremost scholars working on the topic\u003cbr\u003eand region in fields such as history, sociology, women's studies, political\u003cbr\u003escience, and cultural studies.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough\u003cbr\u003ethis unique eclectic approach, contributors explore the development and\u003cbr\u003erepresentation of public health in countries including Argentina, Bolivia, \u003cbr\u003eBrazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, \u003cbr\u003eNicaragua, Puerto Rico, and the United States. They examine how national\u003cbr\u003egovernments, whether reactionary or revolutionary, have approached healthcare\u003cbr\u003eas a means to political legitimacy and popular support. Several essays contrast\u003cbr\u003emodern biomedicine-based treatment with Indigenous healing practices. Other\u003cbr\u003etopics include universal health coverage, childbirth, maternal care, forced\u003cbr\u003esterilization, trans and disabled individuals' access to care, intersexuality, \u003cbr\u003eand healthcare disparities, many of which are discussed through depictions in\u003cbr\u003efilms and literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs economic and political conditions have\u003cbr\u003eshifted amid modernization efforts, independence movements, migrations, and\u003cbr\u003econtinued inequities, so have the policies and practices of healthcare also\u003cbr\u003edeveloped and changed. This book offers a rich overview of how the stories of\u003cbr\u003ehealthcare in Latin America are intertwined with the region's political, \u003cbr\u003ehistorical, and cultural identities.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors: Benny J. Andr駸, \u003cbr\u003eJr. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eJavier Barroso\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eKatherine E. Bliss\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eEric D. Carter\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid S. Dalton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eCarlos S. Dimas\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSophie Esch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRenata Forste\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid L. Garc僘\u003cbr\u003eLe \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eJavier E. Garc僘 Le\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eJethro\u003cbr\u003eHern疣dez Berrones\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eKatherine Hirschfeld\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e Emily J. Kirk\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eGabriela Le-P駻ez\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eManuel F.\u003cbr\u003eMedina \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher D. Mellinger\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlicia Z. Miklos\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eNicole L. Pacino\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eDouglas J. Weatherford\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David S. Dalton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1683403258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683403258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Florida Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d","brand":"David S. Dalton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074745594111,"sku":"9781683403258","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eff98a6c-cd52-4da2-ae87-8e9c0aff3e88.jpg?v=1685455532","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/healthcare-in-latin-america-david-s-dalton-9781683403258","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}