Haiti after the earthquake [[electronic resource] /] / Paul Farmer ; edited by Abbey Gardner and Cassia Van Der Hoof Holstein; with Joia S. Mukherjee ... [et al.]

• Autore: Farmer Paul <1959->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : PublicAffairs, c2011; Washington, D.C. : , : U.S. Institute of Peace, , [2010]
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (456 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.34950972
• Soggetto topico: Emergency medical services - Haiti; Earthquakes - Haiti
• Soggetto geografico: Haiti Politics and government 1986-
• Altri autori: GardnerAbbey Hoof HolsteinCassia van der MukherjeeJoia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Neg Mawon""; ""Writing About Suffering""; ""1 The Catastrophe""; ""2 Praxies and Policy""; ""3 January 12 and the Aftermath""; ""4 A History of the Present Illness""; ""5 Into the Camps""; ""6 From Relief to Reconstruction""; ""7 Reconstruction in the Time of Cholera""; ""8 Looking FOrward While Looking Back""; ""Epilogue""; ""Other Voices""; ""Art, Catherine Bertrand Farmer""; ""Lot Bo Dlo, The Other Side of the Water""; ""Sim Pa Rele (If I Don't Shout)""; ""Goudou Goudou""; ""Mothers and Daughters of Haiti""; ""Humanitarian Aid, Impartiality, and Dirty Boots"" ; ""Lopital Jeneral Struggles to Survive""""Doctors in Tents""; ""Those Who Survived""; ""First We Need Taxis""; ""The Official""; ""Building Back Better""; ""Notes""; ""Acronyms and Initialisms""; ""Contributors""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Index""; ""Paul Farmer""
• Sommario/riassunto: On January 12, 2010 a massive earthquake laid waste to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, killing hundreds of thousands of people. Within three days, Dr. Paul Farmer arrived in the Haitian capital, along with a team of volunteers, to lend his services to the injured. In this vivid narrative, Farmer describes the incredible suffering--and resilience--that he encountered in Haiti. Having worked in the country for nearly thirty years, he skillfully explores the social issues that made Haiti so vulnerable to the earthquake--the very issues that make it an ""unnatural disaster."" Complementing his account are
• Titolo autorizzato: Haiti after the earthquake
• ISBN: 1-283-13933-2; 9786613139337; 1-58648-974-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910708143003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II