Trashumante – Revista Americana de Historia Social – es una publicación semestral creada por la iniciativa de la Universidad de Antioquia (Medellín, Colombia) y por la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (México, Distrito Federal).

Donald Henderson, who led the WHO’s war on smallpox, died on August 19, 2016 at the age of 87.

It explores the technological innovations designed to alleviate the suffering of those impacted by war.

EDITORS’ NOTE Cueto, Marcos; Silva, André Felipe Cândido da · text in English | Portuguese ANALYSIS Science and miscegenation in the early twentieth century: Edgard Roquette-Pinto’s debates and controversies with US physical anthropology Souza, Vanderlei Sebastião de · abstract in English | Portuguese Basic sanitation policy in Brazil:...

The U.S. government will release additional declassified documents over the next 18 months related to human rights abuses committed under Argentina’s dictatorship.

In his recent book, Zephyr Frank explores how 19th century literature tells the social history of Rio de Janeiro, revealing the foundations of today’s Olympic city.

The symposium is part of the 25th International Congress of History of Science and Technology (ICHST). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 23 to 29 July 2017.

José Paranaguá discusses the creation of SUS and the challenges to maintain an universal health policy in a country the size of a continent.

Patrick Zylberman analyzes the impact of war, religion and migration in global health.

The paper explores the role of the Brazilian anthropologist Edgard Roquette-Pinto in the international debate on this topic.