Missionaries of science : the Rockefeller Foundation and Latin America / edited by Marcos Cueto. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1994. - xx, 171 p. ; 25 cm. - Philanthropic studies .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Concerns impact of American philanthropy on public health, agriculture, and science in Latin America and relations with State authority from 1920s-60s, with particular attention to Brazil and Mexico"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

0253315832 (cloth : alk. paper)


Rockefeller Foundation


Science--Social aspects--Latin America
Social medicine--Latin America
Research--International cooperation--Latin America
Research--International cooperation--United States
Medicine--Research--International cooperation--Latin America
Medicine--Research--International cooperation--United States

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