The colonial politics of global health : France and the United Nations in postwar Africa / Jessica Lynne Pearson.

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In The Colonial Politics of Global Health, Jessica Lynne Pearson explores the collision between imperial and international visions of health and development in French Africa as decolonization movements gained strength. After World War II, French officials viewed health improvements as a way to forge...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pearson, Jessica Lynne, 1984- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
United Nations.
Health services administration > Africa, French-speaking > History > 20th century.
Medical policy > Africa, French-speaking > History > 20th century.
Medical care > Political aspects > Africa, French-speaking > History > 20th century.
Decolonization > Africa, French-speaking.
Africa, French-speaking > Politics and government > 20th century.
France > Colonies > Administration > Health aspects > Africa.
Decolonization.
Health services administration.
Medical care > Political aspects.
Medical policy.
Politics and government.
French-speaking Africa.
Health Services Administration > history.
Colonialism > history.
Health Policy > history.
History, 20th Century.
Africa.
France.
1900-1999
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:x, 260 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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