State of Health: Pleasure and Politics in Venezuelan Health Care Under Ch疱ez (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520299290)

State of Health takes readers inside one of the most controversial regimes of the twenty-first century--Venezuela under Hugo Ch vez--for a revealing description of how people's lives changed for the better as the state began reorganizing society. With lively and accessible storytelling, Amy Cooper chronicles the pleasure people experienced accessing government health care and improving their quality of life. From personalized doctor's visits to therapeutic dance classes, new health care programs provided more than medical services. State of Health offers a unique perspective on the significance of the Bolivarian Revolution for ordinary people, demonstrating how the transformed health system succeeded in exciting people and recognizing historically marginalized Venezuelans as bodies who mattered.

Author: Amy Cooper
ISBN-10: 0520299299
ISBN-13: 9780520299290
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 04/02/2019
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2019