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The Uses of Haiti Paperback – April 1, 2005

by Paul Farmer (Author), Noam Chomsky (Introduction), Jonathan Kozol (Foreword)

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The Uses of Haiti tells the truth about uncomfortable matters—uncomfortable, that is, for the structures of power and the doctrinal framework that protects them from scrutiny. It tells the truth about what has been happening in Haiti, and the US role in its bitter fate.—Noam Chomsky, from the introduction

In this third edition of the classic The Uses of Haiti, Paul Farmer looks at what has happened to the health of the poor in Haiti since the coup.

Winner of a McArthur Genius Award, Paul Farmer is a physician and anthropologist who has worked for 25 years in Haiti, where he serves as medical director of a hospital serving the rural poor. He is the subject of the Tracy Kidder biography, Mountains Beyond Mountains.

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475 pages
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English
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Common Courage Press
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April 1, 2005
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5 x 1.2 x 7.7 inches
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9781567513448
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Paul Farmer is Professor of Medical Anthropology at Harvard medical School and Founding Director of Partners in Health. The subject of a just released biography by Tracy Kidder, Farmer is the author of The Uses of Haiti, Infections and Inequalities, and AIDS and Accusation. Greg Bates is Publisher at Common Courage Press.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1567513441
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Common Courage Press; Third edition (April 1, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 475 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781567513448
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1567513448
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.21 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 1.2 x 7.7 inches

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Noam Chomsky
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Avram Noam Chomsky (/ˈnoʊm ˈtʃɒmski/; born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, logician, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes described as "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy, and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He has spent more than half a century at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is Institute Professor Emeritus, and is the author of over 100 books on topics such as linguistics, war, politics, and mass media. Ideologically, he aligns with anarcho-syndicalism and libertarian socialism.
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Paul Farmer is UN's Deputy Special Envoy for Haiti and Chair of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard. He is also Professor of Anthropology at Harvard Medical School, chief of Social Medicine and Inequalities at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital, and founding director of Partners In Health. Among his numerous awards and honors is the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius award."
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Jonathan Kozol has been awarded the National Book Award and the Robert F. Kennedy Award. His book Savage Inequalities was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and became a national bestseller.
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andsoitgoes2

Read Paul Farmer instead of the feckless biography by Kidder

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2019

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Fascinating historical and political/economic study of Haiti. Wish I had run across this one years ago.

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Ted Ely

Good book

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2019

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Good book

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Richard C. Bachman

Haiti's History

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2009

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Paul Farmer is a wonderful human being who has devoted his life to helping the poor of Haiti get medical care. This is barely mentioned in the book. To me, this gives his opinions even more credibility.

He details the abuses of Haiti by our hegemony and then details the reasons for these abuses. I had always suspected the reasons, and my suspicions were confirmed. I wanted my opinions bolstered by facts or I wanted to change my opinions. This book was erudite, cogent, and salient. I want to say it was enjoyable, but the subject is so sad, that word does not quite fit.

If you're interested in Haiti's plight, this is a great boook to read.

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Russell J. Hawthorne

This is an enlightening book

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2013

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I never knew the history of Haiti and was curious about how a country could be so devastatingly poor. Well, the answer is shocking but not totally unexpected. Haitians are not responsible for their fate and they could be saved if there was a will to do it. This is a book that will keep you engaged and is good if not cheery reading. It is one of those books I think should be required reading in school. Dr. Paul Farmer is an amazing man and should be an inspiration to us all.

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Severing of a proud Nation

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2016

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For those interested in the history of Haiti and what Paul Farmer terms Colonial Enterprises domination this is a must read book. He was Mother Teresa to Haiti. We need him to return to that attitude God bless Paul Farmer

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