Bread + Medicine : American Famine Relief in Soviet Russia, 1921-1923

Patenaude, Bertrand M./ Stevenson, Joan Nabseth

Hoover Institution Press,U.S.（2023/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 144 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780817925758
• DDC分類 614.470947

Full Description

A century ago, the Soviet Union faced a catastrophic famine, brought on by the disruptions of the First World War and the Russian Revolution, draconian Soviet economic policies, and a severe drought. As millions of people faced starvation and hunger-related disease, the Russian writer Maxim Gorky issued an appeal for help, asking "all honest European and American people for prompt aid to the Russian people. Give bread and medicine." One person was uniquely situated to answer the call: Herbert Hoover, chair of the American Relief Administration (ARA), who had achieved worldwide fame as the organizer and administrator of large-scale humanitarian relief operations during and following World War I.

American relief helped millions survive the famine of 1921-23. While the role of food aid has been well documented, Bread + Medicine focuses on the lesser-known story of America's medical intervention, including a large-scale vaccination drive, and treatment of famine-related diseases such as cholera, typhoid, and typhus and hunger-related deficiency diseases, especially among children. The ARA's medical relief program proved essential to the overall success of its mission. Bread + Medicine, richly illustrated with photographs, posters, and documents from the Hoover Archives, tells that story in vivid detail.

Contents

Foreword by Michele BarryDirector' s Foreword by Eric WakinAcknowledgments.Note to the Reader1. " Give Bread and Medicine" 2. Medical Famine3. The Terror of Typhus4. The Ghost of Cholera5. The Plight of Physicians6. Maladies and Remedies7. More Precious Than BreadTimeline of US Famine Relief to Soviet Russia, 1921- 1923Selected BibliographyAbout the AuthorsIndex