Missionaries of Science: The Rockefeller Foundation and Latin America (Philanthropic Studies) - Tapa dura

 
9780253315830: Missionaries of Science: The Rockefeller Foundation and Latin America (Philanthropic Studies)
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ISBN 10: 0253315832 ISBN 13: 9780253315830
Editorial: Indiana University Press, 1994

Sinopsis

A fascinating and important subject. [This book] is a first and has the potential of having a real directive force on a growing field of scholarly and public interest. - Robert E. Kohler, author of "Partners in Science: Foundation Managers and Natural Scientists, 1900-1945". The Rockefeller Foundation's involvement with science, medicine, and agriculture in Latin America began with a regional survey in the 1920s and blossomed into full-fledged programs to fight yellow fever and other diseases, improve public health, encourage agricultural reform, and promote scientific education. These essays examine the Foundation's work in the region, its reception by local governments, and its legacy. The contributors are Marcos Cueto, Steven Williams, Armando Solorzano, Deborah Fitzgerald, Joseph Cotter, and Thomas F. Glick.

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Acerca del autor

MARCOS CUETO is a researcher at the Instituto de Estudios Persuanos in Lima. His articles on Latin American science have been published in Isis, The Bulletin of the History of Medicine, The Hispanic American Historical Review, and other journals.

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Editorial
Indiana University Press
Año de publicación
1994
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0253315832
ISBN 13 
9780253315830
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
196
Editor
Cueto Marcos
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