Brock Chisholm, the World Health Organization, and the Cold War

By John Farley

Brock Chisholm was one of the most influential Canadians of the twentieth century. A world-renowned psychiatrist, he was the first director-general of the World Health Organization and built it up against overwhelming political odds in the years immediately following the Second World War. An atheist and a fierce critic of jingoistic nationalism, he supported world peace and world government and became a champion of the United Nations and the WHO. Post-1945 international politics, global health issues, and medical history intersect in this highly readable account of a remarkable Canadian.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774814764
• ISBN13: 9780774814768
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"