To repair the world Paul Farmer speaks to the next generation / edited by Jonathan Weigel ; foreword by President Bill Clinton.
| Author/creator | Farmer, Paul |
| Other author | Weigel, Jonathan, 1986- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press, [2013] |
| Description | xxvii, 266 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Speeches. Selections |
| Abstract | "Here are highlights from Paul Farmers' speeches to a variety of audiences, from Princeton to Harvard to Notre Dame to Berkeley. Paul is a rock star of the academy who has a large following among many groups: students, doctors, general readers, activists, public health folks, professors. He is the pied piper of everyone who wants to change the world. Not only is he cofounder of Partners In Health,US Deputy Special Envoy to Haiti,head of social medicine at Harvard, but he's also a charming, humorous, engaging public speaker whose charisma is legend. In this book, conceived of as a graduation gift for students write large, Farmer addresses the challenges facing young people with a call for them to change the world and become activists"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-263). |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013002004 |
| ISBN | 9780520275973 (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |