Sowell, David, 1952-

Medicine on the periphery : public health in the Yucatan, Mexico, 1870-1960 / David Sowell. - 1 online resource (231 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Public health and the making of modern Yucatan -- Institutionalizing biomedicine -- Medical communities -- Disease and public health campaigns -- Public health and the revolutionary state -- The biomedicalization of Yucatan.

9781498517355 (e-book)


Public health--History--Mexico.
Medical care--History--Mexico.


Mexico--History--19th century.
Mexico--History--20th century.
Mexico--Politics and government.


Electronic books.

RA395.M6 / S69 2015

362.10972