Publication

2010 - The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois

Language

English

Word Count

50,000 words, Guess

Page Count

200 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC660.6097291
  • LCCTP248.195.C9 R44 2010

Description

How did Cuba, a politically and geographically isolated country make such impressive advances in biotechnology? Drawing on a unique ethnography, and blending the insights of anthropology sociology and geography, this book shows how Cuba came to compete with US pharmaceutical giants - despite a trade embargo and crippling national debt.

Subjects

Topics

ScienceHistoryBiotechnologyScience, historyCuba, history, 1959-Biotechnology -- CubaHistory, 20th Century

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