Kevin M Cahill

Gebundenes Buch

The Open Door

Art and Foreign Policy at the Rcsi

Beschreibung

14 essays/lectures from the Distinguished International Lectures series presented at RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) from 1986-2006. Includes six later lectures not included in the first edition.

Autor

Kevin M. Cahill, M.D., (1936-2022) was University Professor and Director at the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs at Fordham University and the President of the Center for International Humanitarian Cooperation in New York City. He was also a Professor of Clinical Tropical Medicine and Molecular Parasitology at New York University and Director of the Tropical Disease Center at Lenox Hill Hospital. He served as the Chief Advisor on Humanitarian and Public Health Issues for three Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly and for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations. His career in tropical medicine and humanitarian operations began in Calcutta in 1959; he carried out medical, relief, and epidemiological research in 70 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. He wrote or edited 33 books, translated into many languages, and more than 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals on subjects ranging from public health and tropical diseases to humanitarian assistance, foreign affairs, Irish literature, and history. He held numerous Honorary Doctorates from universities around the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fordham University Press
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 272mm x 203mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 1474g
• ISBN-13: 9780823263998
• ISBN-10: 0823263991
• Artikelnr.: 40722060