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Challenging many of the assumptions scholars have made about the Cuban Revolution’s impact on healthcare, this volume recounts one anthropologist’s quest to discover the truth behind the complicated relationship between Cuba’s revolution, politics, and healthcare system.
Katherine Hirschfeld became interested in Cuba in the mid-1990s, after reading numerous laudatory books and articles describing the Castro regime’s achievements in health and medici… More >>
Health, Politics, and Revolution in Cuba Since 1898
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#1 by Laurence Daley on April 9, 2010 - 4:44 pm
Hirschfeld, Katherine 2006 Health, Politics, and Revolution in Cuba Since 1898 Transaction Publishers. ISBN-10 0765803445 ISBN-13 978-0765803443
This book an essential and valuable resource for those who wish to study the Cuban health system. Those critics who point out that the data has gaps, might well consider the difficulties found when trying to retrieve such information from Cuba; plus, one should keep in mind that presenting such flaws in health services is anathema to supporters of the Cuban government. This is true not only in Cuba, where jail terms reward for dissemination of such, but also outside of Cuba where attempts to suppress unfavorable information on this matter also exist. For instance mention of this book has been banned from discussion in Wikipedia. What ever the barriers, this book clearly demonstrates the many flaws in the Cuban Health system, and the large gap between the commonly perceived and reality of health services in Cuba.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Brunilda N. Baeza on April 9, 2010 - 7:33 pm
This is a magnificent book. It is incredible than a foreigner has been able to capture the reality of Cuba. Very worthwhile book, do not miss it if you are interested in Cuba
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Christina Rutheiser on April 9, 2010 - 9:25 pm
Ms. Hirschfeld provides an intriguing perspective in a thoroughly enjoyable format which is as accessable to laypersons as it is to academics with a pre-existing interest in Cuba. Her first person accounts of experiences in Cuba–particularly during a dengue epidemic–make for enlightening, educational and utterly compelling reading. A comprehensive survey of Cuban history follows, clearly the result of extensive work on the part of Ms. Hirschfeld. This book is a must-own, for sure!
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Federico Justiniani on April 9, 2010 - 9:36 pm
A lucid analysis of Public Health in Cuba since 1898, including a first-hand experience of the system during the author’s close-to-one-year stay in the island. A powerful document that helps to dispel the myth that Public Health is one of the major accomplishments of Castro’s regimen, and uncovers how a police, terror-driven state works.
Rating: 5 / 5