Medicare was born in Saskatchewan, but its roots are global. Radical Medicine offers a thrilling new history that connects the history of socialized health care in Canada with the New Deal in the United States, the October Revolution in Russia, and the British Labour movement. It weaves together the histories of brillitant international health advocates, insurgent social movements, and intense political conflicts. It shows how, while medicare was shaped fundamentally by local forces and cultures, we can only understand its history in a world-historical context. As universal public insurance programs crumble, Radical Medicine is the medicare book we need now.
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Esyllt Jones
Esyllt W. Jones is the award-winning author or editor of six books, including Influenza 1918: Disease, Death and Struggle in Winnipeg (University of Toronto Press, 2007). Dr. Jones is currently Professor of History at the University of Manitoba and Dean of Studies at St. John's College in Winnipeg. She is a member of the College of Artists, Scholars and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada.