The Politics Of Healing
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The Politics Of Healing
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Author : Robert D. Johnston
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-06-01
The Politics Of Healing written by Robert D. Johnston and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06-01 with Medical categories.
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Politics In Healing
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Author : Daniel Haley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Politics In Healing written by Daniel Haley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Medical categories.
Asklepios Medicine And The Politics Of Healing In Fifth Century Greece
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Author : Bronwen L. Wickkiser
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2008
Asklepios Medicine And The Politics Of Healing In Fifth Century Greece written by Bronwen L. Wickkiser and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
Delving deeply into ancient medical history, Bronwen L. Wickkiser explores the early development and later spread of the cult of Asklepios, one of the most popular healing gods in the ancient Mediterranean. Though Asklepios had been known as a healer since the time of Homer, evidence suggests that large numbers of people began to flock to the cult during the fifth century BCE, just as practitioners of Hippocratic medicine were gaining dominance. Drawing on close readings of period medical texts, literary sources, archaeological evidence, and earlier studies, Wickkiser finds two primary causes for the cult’s ascendance: it filled a gap in the market created by the refusal of Hippocratic physicians to treat difficult chronic ailments and it abetted Athenian political needs. Wickkiser supports these challenging theories with side-by-side examinations of the medical practices at Asklepios' sanctuaries and those espoused in Hippocratic medical treatises. She also explores how Athens' aspirations to empire influenced its decision to open the city to the healer-god's cult. In focusing on the fifth century and by considering the medical, political, and religious dimensions of the cult of Asklepios, Wickkiser presents a complex, nuanced picture of Asklepios' rise in popularity, Athenian society, and ancient Mediterranean culture. The intriguing and sometimes surprising information she presents will be valued by historians of medicine and classicists alike.
Politics In Healing
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Author : Daniel Haley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Politics In Healing written by Daniel Haley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Alternative medicine categories.
Healing Politics
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Author : Abdul El-Sayed
language : en
Publisher: Abrams
Release Date : 2020-03-31
Healing Politics written by Abdul El-Sayed and has been published by Abrams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-31 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A memoir about restoring the health of our people, and our democracy, from a physician and “one of the brightest young stars” of the progressive movement (Sen. Bernie Sanders). A child of immigrants, Abdul El-Sayed grew up feeling a responsibility to help others. He threw himself into the study of medicine and excelled—winning a Rhodes Scholarship, earning two advanced degrees, and landing a tenure-track position at Columbia University. At thirty, he became the youngest city health official in America, tasked with rebuilding Detroit’s health department after years of austerity policies. But El-Sayed found himself disillusioned. He could heal the sick—even build healthier, safer communities—but that wouldn’t address the social and economic conditions causing illness in the first place. So he left health for politics, running for Governor of Michigan and earning the support of progressive champions like Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders. This memoir traces the life of a young idealist, weaving together powerful personal stories and fascinating forays into history and science. Marrying his unique perspective with the science of epidemiology, El-Sayed diagnoses an underlying epidemic afflicting our country, an epidemic of insecurity. And to heal the rifts this epidemic has created, he lays out a new direction for the progressive movement. This is a bold, personal, and compellingly original book from a prominent young leader. “In Healing Politics, Abdul El-Sayed doesn’t just diagnose the causes of our broken politics; he gives us a prescription and treatment plan.” —Representative Pramila Jayapal
Healing The Masses
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Author : Julie M. Feinsilver
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-04-28
Healing The Masses written by Julie M. Feinsilver and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-28 with Medical categories.
How has Cuba, a small, developing country, achieved its stunning medical breakthroughs? Hampered by scarce resources and a long-standing U.S. embargo, Cuba nevertheless has managed to provide universal access to health care, comprehensive health education, and advanced technology, even amid desperate economic conditions. Moreover, Cuba has sent disaster relief, donations of medical supplies and technology, and cadres of volunteer doctors throughout the world, emerging, in Castro's phrase, as a "world medical power." In her significant and timely study, Julie Feinsilver explores the Cuban medical phenomenon, examining how a governmental obsession with health has reaped medical and political benefits at home and abroad. As a result of Cuba's forward strides in health care, infant mortality rates are low even by First World standards. Cuba has successfully dealt with the AIDS epidemic in a manner that has aroused controversy and that some claim has infringed on individual liberties—issues that Feinsilver succinctly evaluates. Feinsilver's research and travel in Cuba over many years give her a unique perspective on the challenges Cuba faces in this time of unprecedented economic and political uncertainty. Her book is a must-read for everyone concerned with health policy, international relations, and Third World societies.
Politics In Healing
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Author : Daniel Haley
language : en
Publisher: Biomed Publishing Group
Release Date : 2000-12-01
Politics In Healing written by Daniel Haley and has been published by Biomed Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-12-01 with Political Science categories.
Haley gathers 12 medical outsiders' stories to support his theory that the AMA, FDA, and big pharmaceutical companies conspire to prevent new ideas from entering medical research and practice. His subjects include Andrew Ivy, who advocated the discredited anticancer drug Krebiozen; anticancer herbalist Harry Hoxsey; anticancer blood researcher Gaston Naessens; and antineoplastin researcher Stanislaw Burzynski. Those persecuted medical investigators are fairly well known, but some of Haley's other cases concern forgotten men like William Koch, developer of the antipolio drug Glyoxylide, whom many may find more interesting because of their obscurity. The stories of all 12 are often absent from current medical histories, which alone makes this book worthwhile. Haley's thesis that many of his subjects were victims of organized medicine, however, remains unproven. Moreover, his assertion that at least five of the 12 should have been Nobel laureates strains credibility, and the implication that the AMA controls the decisions of the Nobel committees seems dubious. --William Beatty, American Library Association.
The Politics Of Trauma
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Author : Staci K. Haines
language : en
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2019-11-19
The Politics Of Trauma written by Staci K. Haines and has been published by North Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-19 with Social Science categories.
An essential tool for healers, therapists, activists, and trauma survivors who are interested in a justice-centered approach to somatic transformation The Politics of Trauma offers somatics with a social analysis. This book is for therapists and social activists who understand that trauma healing is not just for individuals—and that social change is not just for movement builders. Just as health practitioners need to consider the societal factors underlying trauma, so too must activists understand the physical and mental impacts of trauma on their own lives and the lives of the communities with whom they organize. Trauma healing and social change are, at their best, interdependent. Somatics has proven to be particularly effective in addressing trauma, but in practice it typically focuses solely on the individual, failing to integrate the social conditions that create trauma in the first place. Staci K. Haines, somatic innovator and cofounder of generative somatics, invites readers to look beyond individual experiences of body and mind to examine the social, political, and economic roots of trauma—including racism, environmental degradation, sexism, and poverty. Haines helps readers identify, understand, and address these sources of trauma to help us bridge individual healing with social transformation.
Bodies Politics And African Healing
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Author : Stacey A. Langwick
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2011-06-23
Bodies Politics And African Healing written by Stacey A. Langwick and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-23 with Social Science categories.
This subtle and powerful ethnography examines African healing and its relationship to medical science. Stacey A. Langwick investigates the practices of healers in Tanzania who confront the most intractable illnesses in the region, including AIDS and malaria. She reveals how healers generate new therapies and shape the bodies of their patients as they address devils and parasites, anti-witchcraft medicine, and child immunization. Transcending the dualisms between tradition and science, culture and nature, belief and knowledge, Langwick tells a new story about the materiality of healing and postcolonial politics. This important work bridges postcolonial theory, science, public health, and anthropology.
The Appeal Of Asklepios And The Politics Of Healing In The Greco Roman World
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Author : Bronwen Lara Wickkiser
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
The Appeal Of Asklepios And The Politics Of Healing In The Greco Roman World written by Bronwen Lara Wickkiser and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with categories.