In this Book
- Health Travels: Cuban Health(care) On and Off the Island
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: University of California Health Humanities Press
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Health Travels is the first collection of its kind to map the recent history of the Cuban healthcare system in rich ethnographic detail. This collection of essays challenges static and binary discourses regarding the healthcare system, bringing together contributions that paint a picture of the nuanced and dynamic intricacies of Cuban health(care) as it is represented and experienced both on the island and around the world. In each instance, papers address macro-forces – national policies and global strategies – as well as micro-practices that at times counter, and at other times support, state-level programs. Exploring the praxis at the juncture of daily bodily practices and global representations this collection highlights how the Cuban state is instantiated in different contexts and for various purposes. Illuminating the complexity of the divide between the state and el pueblo, contributors to this volume highlight contradictions in daily living and the “success” of the Cuban health care system.
Table of Contents

- Table of Contents
- pp. v-vi
- Acknowledgments
- p. vii
- Contributors
- pp. viii-x
- Introduction
- pp. 1-20
- Section I: History, Affect, and Materiality: Public Health Campaigns and Food Insecurity
- 1: The Biocommunicable State
- pp. 21-53
- 3: Eating in Cuban
- pp. 85-102
- Section II: Social Accountability and “the Gift”: Internationalism and Cuban Medical Diplomacy
- 4: Fifty Years of Cuba's Medical Diplomacy
- pp. 103-128
- 5: Fueling la Revolucion
- pp. 129-153
- Section III: Global, Local, and Personal: Biomedical Practices and Interpretations
- 8: Conceiving Statistics
- pp. 203-229
- 10: Masculinity and Sexuality in Cuba
- pp. 255-267
Additional Information
ISBN
9780988986510
MARC Record
OCLC
856525060
Pages
289
Launched on MUSE
2024-08-29
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-ND