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The Colonial Politics of Global Health

France and the United Nations in Postwar Africa

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$55.00 • £47.95 • €50.95

ISBN 9780674980488

Publication Date: 09/10/2018

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272 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

10 photos, 2 tables

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  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. War, Citizenship, and the Limits of French Civilization
  • 2. The United Nations and the Politics of Health
  • 3. Between Colonial Knowledge and International Expertise
  • 4. The World Health Organization Comes to Brazzaville
  • 5. Family Health, France, and the Future of Africa
  • 6. Fighting Illness, Battling Decolonization
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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