The Right to Live in Health

“Rodríguez deftly weaves multiple scales of analysis—from the microbiological to the ideological to the economic—into his narrative. . . . He is a skillful writer, crafting a story with crisp prose and vivid detail, without sacrificing sophisticated argumentation and empirical depth.”—NACLA Report on the Americas

“Extremely well-written. . . . A major contribution to the history of modern Cuba and to the history of medicine in Latin America. It will be essential to Latin American scholars and to health professionals, and Rodrí\xadguez’s lucid writing will make it accessible to undergraduate students.”—Social History of Medicine

“Important and wide-ranging. . . . Rodríguez has written an invaluable account of the history of medicine and public health in Cuba, an account that should become a point of reference for future studies in this growing and vibrant field.”—H-LatAm

“An insightful, controversial, and engaging read for seasoned scholars of Cuban health care.”—New West Indian Guide

“Daniel Rodríguez deploys an intersectional analysis, attending to race, class, disease, gender, and geography to capture how medical reforms were deployed to treat the fundamental political, economic, and social tensions fracturing early twentieth-century Cuba.”—Julia Rodriguez, University of New Hampshire