Marcos Cueto: 2 books
The Return of Epidemics
Health and Society in Peru During the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Historians have long recognized epidemics to be a significant, though sometimes hidden, factor in the fortunes of societies and civilizations. The study of epidemics heightens our understanding of relationships between economic systems and living conditions. It illuminates the ideologies and religious...
by Professor Marcos Cueto, Professor Steven Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
Despite several studies on the social, cultural, and political histories of medicine and of public health in different parts of Latin America and the Caribbean, local and national focuses still predominate, and there are few panoramic studies that analyze the overarching tendencies in the development...