Haiti After the Earthquake

South/Farmer, Paul

ISBN 10: 1586489739 / ISBN 13: 9781586489731

Published by July 2012, 2012

About this Item

Hardcover signed by Paul Farmer in great condition. Very minimal shelfwear on the dust jacket -- slightly folded edges on spine.

Seller Inventory # 1148582

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Haiti After the Earthquake
• Publisher: July 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1586489739
• ISBN 13: 9781586489731
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Printing: First Edition
• Condition: Used
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed By Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Rare/Signed

About this title

Synopsis

On January 12, 2010 a massive earthquake laid waste to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, killing hundreds of thousands of people. Within three days, Dr. Paul Farmer arrived in the Haitian capital, along with a team of volunteers, to lend his services to the injured.

In this vivid narrative, Farmer describes the incredible suffering--and resilience--that he encountered in Haiti. Having worked in the country for nearly thirty years, he skillfully explores the social issues that made Haiti so vulnerable to the earthquake--the very issues that make it an "unnatural disaster." Complementing his account are stories from other doctors, volunteers, and earthquake survivors.

Haiti After the Earthquake will both inform and inspire readers to stand with the Haitian people against the profound economic and social injustices that formed the fault line for this disaster.

About the Author

Paul Farmer is the UN Deputy Special Envoy for Haiti and Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is also Chief of the Division of Global Health Equity at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital, and co-founder of Partners In Health. Among his numerous awards and honors is the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius award."