The Cuban Cure

The Cuban Cure: Reason and Resistance in Global Science Hardcover – December 15, 2010

Author: S. M. Reid-Henry | Language: English | ISBN: 0226709175 | Format: PDF, EPUB

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“[The Cuban Cure] reads like a political thriller for intellectuals.”

(William Ventres Journal of the American Medical Association)

“[The Cuban Cure] will appeal to any student of the history and geography of science.”

(J. A. Hewlett Choice)

“Reid-Henry provides a fascinating inquiry into the largely unexplored and important topic of Cuba’s emergence as a major player on the global biotechnological and larger medical research/services scene.”

(H. Michael Erisman, Indiana State University Journal of Latin American Studies)

“A stunning interrogation of the making of a scientific culture in an altogether unlikely spot on the fringes of the West’s technological consciousness —late-twentieth-century Cuba. Skillfully combining the social, the spatial, and the temporal, S. M. Reid-Henry delivers a gripping analysis of Castro’s biomedical adventure, its runaway triumphs, and its distinctive moral economy. The implications, of course, spiral far beyond the particulars of Cuban biotech. Never again can we take as obvious or unproblematic the geographical adjectives that are appended to scientific enterprises.”—David N. Livingstone, Queen's University Belfast

(David N. Livingstone)

“How can one small country possibly make a unique contribution to the vast global enterprise of biomedicine? Is it possible to operate outside the norms and standards of Western science? In this remarkable book, S. M. Reid-Henry traces how Cuban scientists developed a distinctive and evolving practice, both challenging established forms and adapting to changing circumstances. Rich in critical insight and ethnographic observation, The Cuban Cure will be essential reading for all those concerned with the political and economic geography of the sciences today.”—Andrew Barry, University of Oxford

(Andrew Barry)

“S. M. Reid-Henry is an excellent storyteller and The Cuban Cure is a fascinating tale of Cuba’s creation of a biotechnology industry against all odds and in the service of national development. His thorough research and wide-ranging use of theory to support his arguments situate the Cuban case in a global context. There is much to learn from The Cuban Cure. It’s a must-read for anyone interested in the history and geography of science, science policy, and social and economic development.”—Julie Feinsilver, author of Healing the Masses:  Cuban Health Politics At Home and Abroad

(Julie Feinsilver)

About the Author

Simon Reid-Henry is lecturer in the Department of geography at Queen Mary, University of London.

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• Hardcover: 216 pages
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press (December 15, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0226709175
• ISBN-13: 978-0226709178
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