Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-258) and index.
The ethnographic encounter -- Fieldwork -- Doing research, not doing research -- Dengue fever: an abrupt change of perspective -- Fearful interlude -- History revisited -- Reframing history -- Imperialism and health in the Spanish-Cuban-American War, 1897-1902 -- Caudillismo, imperialism and health, 1902-1909 -- Caudillismo, instability and health trends in the Platt Era, 1909-1933 -- Health and disease in the gangster state, 1934-1959 -- Revolutionaries in power 1959--