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Cold War, Deadly Fevers

Paperback • 2014 • English

Cold War, Deadly Fevers

By Marcos Cueto

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About the book

In the mid-1950s, with planning and funding from the United States, Mexico embarked on an ambitious campaign to eradicate malaria, which was widespread and persistent. This new history explores the politics of that campaign. Marcos Cueto describes the international basis of the program, its national organization in Mexico, its local implementation by health practitioners and workers, and its reception among the population. Drawing on archives in the United States, Mexico, and Switzerland, he hig...Show more

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9781421415567

Publisher

Woodrow Wilson Center Press

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

Cold War, Deadly Fevers

Format

Paperback

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