Ivan Illich - who is this guy? Help Needed!

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My sister is doing an essay on this wierdo bloke, I mean highly intelligent analyst guy, so I said I'd help her find out about him. Anyone know any good resources?

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Thank you thank you! Any more anyone?

Bump. Yes I have googled, but thought that the Sociologists or Psychologists amongst us might be able to point me to more areas of resources.

Hi I only know ILLICH through his essay 'the epidemics of modern medicine' which can be foun in HEALTH AND DISEASE: A READER - eds: Basiro Davey et al (Open University Press 2001)

The guy's big on Iatrogenesis i do believe!!!

didn't he write Medical Nemesis? I vaguely recall that he was very trendy in the 70s.

Thank you! I'll tell her about the book too. Never heard of him myself, but just read a little about his wish to abolish schools! Sounds like a good Mumsnet thread!