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The Cuban Cure
S. M. Reid-Henry
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Description for The Cuban Cure
Hardcover. After Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, his second declaration, after socialism, was that Cuba would become a leader in international science. This book shows how Cuba came to compete with US pharmaceutical giants - despite a trade embargo and crippling national debt. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW3; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
After Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, his second declaration, after socialism, was that Cuba would become a leader in international science. In biotechnology he would be proven right, and today Cuba counts a meningitis B vaccine and cutting-edge cancer therapies to its name. But how did this politically and geographically isolated country make such impressive advances? Drawing on a unique ethnography, and blending the insights of philosophy, sociology, and geography, "The Cuban Cure" shows how Cuba came to compete with U.S. pharmaceutical giants - despite a trade embargo and crippling national debt. In uncovering what is distinct about ... Read more
After Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, his second declaration, after socialism, was that Cuba would become a leader in international science. In biotechnology he would be proven right, and today Cuba counts a meningitis B vaccine and cutting-edge cancer therapies to its name. But how did this politically and geographically isolated country make such impressive advances? Drawing on a unique ethnography, and blending the insights of philosophy, sociology, and geography, "The Cuban Cure" shows how Cuba came to compete with U.S. pharmaceutical giants - despite a trade embargo and crippling national debt. In uncovering what is distinct about ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226709178
SKU
V9780226709178
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About S. M. Reid-Henry
Simon Reid-Henry is lecturer in the Department of Geography at Queen Mary, University of London.
Reviews for The Cuban Cure
"The Cuban Cure is a much-needed contribution to the current literature on the history of science in Cuba and the developing world. Illuminating and engaging." - Mariola Espinosa, author of Epidemic Invasions"