The Body Politic: Leftist Humanitarianism in Latin American Social Medicine
Journal of Contemporary History
Published online on December 12, 2025
Abstract
Journal of Contemporary History, Volume 61, Issue 3, Page 599-632, July 2026.
This article examines the transnational network of Latin American Social Medicine, represented by the Latin American Social Medicine Association (ALAMES), as a distinctive form of leftist humanitarianism that emerged during the Cold War. Amid fierce state-...
This article examines the transnational network of Latin American Social Medicine, represented by the Latin American Social Medicine Association (ALAMES), as a distinctive form of leftist humanitarianism that emerged during the Cold War. Amid fierce state-...