To heal humankind : the right to health in history /

To heal humankind : the right to health in history /

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Author / Creator:	Gaffney, Adam, author.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Routledge, 2018. ©2018 �2018
Description:	x, 230 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Social medicine. Medical care. Human rights. Right to health. Human rights. Medical care. Right to health. Social medicine. Delivery of Health Care. Health Policy. Human Rights.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11551775

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ISBN:	9781138067202 1138067202 9781138067226 1138067229 9781315158433
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	The "human right to healthcare" has had a remarkable rise. It is found in numerous international treaties and national constitutions, it is litigated in courtrooms across the globe, it is increasingly the subject of study by scholars across a range of disciplines, and - perhaps most importantly - it serves as an inspiring rallying cry for health justice activists throughout the world. However, though increasingly accepted as principle, the historical roots of this right remain largely unexplored. This book fills that gap, combining a sweeping historical scope and interdisciplinary synthesis. Beginning with the Age of Antiquity and extending to the Age of Trump, it analyzes how healthcare has been conceived and provided as both a right and a commodity over time and space, examining the key historical and political junctures when the right to healthcare was widened or diminished in nations around the glove. This book will provide indispensable for all those interested in human rights, the history of public health, and the future of healthcare.
Other form:	Online version: Gaffney, Adam. To heal humankind. New York, NY : Routledge, 2017 9781315158433

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Call Number:	RA418 .G28 2018
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