Cem anos de saúde pública

"Examines public health conditions in São Paulo in five distinct periods: before 1889, 1889-1930, 1930-45, 1945-64, and 1964-78. Analyzes roles of the State, technical bureaucrats, scientific knowledge, and individual/collective relationships for each period. Sophisticated theoretical and empirical framework places the relationship between State and society at the center of the analysis"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.