Haiti After the Earthquake

Author: Paul Farmer
Publisher: PublicAffairs,U.S.
Category: History Of The Americas, Social Impact Of Disasters, Aid & Relief Programmes, Accident & Emergency Medicine, Natural Disasters
Age Group: 15+
Book Format: Paperback

Paul Farmer, doctor and aid worker, offers an inspiring insider's view of the relief effort.--Financial Times The book's greatest strength lies in its depiction of the post-quake chaos...In the book's more analytical sections the author's diagnosis of the difficulties of reconstruction is sharp. --Economist A gripping, profoundly moving book, an urgent dispatch from the front by one of our finest warriors for social justice. --Adam Hochschild His honest assessment of what the people trying to help Haiti did well--and where they failed--is important for anyone who cares about the country or international aid in general. --Miami Herald

About Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer is Kolokotrones University Professor at Harvard University and chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is chief of the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and cofounder of Partners In Health. He also serves as UN Deputy Special Envoy for Haiti under Special Envoy Bill Clinton. Among his numerous awards and honours is the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's genius award."

(BK-9781610390989)

SKU BK-9781610390989
Barcode # 9781610390989
Brand PublicAffairs,U.S.
Artist / Author Paul Farmer
Shipping Weight 0.5000kg
Shipping Width 0.150m
Shipping Height 0.030m
Shipping Length 0.210m
Assembled Length 14.700m
Assembled Height 20.800m
Assembled Width 3.100m
Type Paperback

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