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It’s a cliché to say that diseases do not respect national borders, but the realities of this aphorism present serious and significant challenges to the global community. Health and disease are intimately connected with the movement of people, goods, and ideas that are emblematic of globalization. This book will examine the various dimensions of the intersections between globalization and health, calling attention to the challenges these relationships present and the opportunities for cross-border collaboration and solidarity.

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Youde provides an excellent and invaluable introduction to the relationship between globalization and health. Bringing together a real depth of political insight with a thorough explanation of today's global health challenges, the book is a must-read for anyone interested in the contemporary global politics of health. -- Simon Rushton, University of Sheffield

Youde provides an excellent and invaluable introduction to the relationship between globalization and health. Bringing together a real depth of political insight with a thorough explanation of today's global health challenges, the book is a must-read for anyone interested in the contemporary global politics of health. -- Simon Rushton, University of Sheffield Well-written and peppered with vivid examples, this is an excellent primer on how globalization has affected health. Youde aptly surfaces how expanded opportunities for trade and travel have knit the world together with mixed implications for health. -- Joshua Busby, University of Texas-Austin; coauthor of AIDS Drugs for All: Social Movements and Market Transformations For anyone who seeks a comprehensive understanding of the links between globalization and health, this is the book to read. In an extremely well-written account, Youde illustrates in rich detail the influence of viruses, trade, advocates, international organizations, treaties and other entities on health. I appreciate especially the balance and nuance in his analysis: he avoids being trapped by ideology and instead, drawing carefully on evidence, demonstrates the ways in which globalization both advances and hampers human well-being. -- Jeremy Shiffman, Johns Hopkins University

Youde provides an excellent and invaluable introduction to the relationship between globalization and health. Bringing together a real depth of political insight with a thorough explanation of today's global health challenges, the book is a must-read for anyone interested in the contemporary global politics of health. -- Simon Rushton, University of Sheffield Well written and peppered with vivid examples, this is an excellent primer on how globalization has affected health. Youde aptly surveys how expanded opportunities for trade and travel have knit the world together with mixed implications for health. -- Joshua Busby, University of Texas-Austin; coauthor of AIDS Drugs for All: Social Movements and Market Transformations For anyone who seeks a comprehensive understanding of the links between globalization and health, this is the book to read. Youde illustrates in rich detail the influence of viruses, trade, advocates, international organizations, treaties, and other entities on health. I appreciate especially the balance and nuance in his analysis: he avoids being trapped by ideology and instead, drawing carefully on evidence, demonstrates the ways in which globalization both advances and hampers human well-being. -- Jeremy Shiffman, Johns Hopkins University

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Jeremy Youde is dean of the College of Liberal Arts and professor of political science at the University of Minnesota Duluth and an internationally recognized expert on global health politics. His publications include The Routledge Handbook of Global Health Security (co-edited with Simon Rushton), Global Health Governance, Biopolitical Surveillance and Public Health in International Politics, and Global Health Governance in International Society. He is also chair of the Global Health Section of the International Studies Association.

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