Sociology & Social Policy

This anthology, compiled by four of the top schoalrs in the field, gives a global view of public health.  The editors begin with an introduction to public health and move on to legal, economic, and political implications. The editors also include contextual essays for each of the four sections...

This anthology, compiled by four of the top schoalrs in the field, gives a global view of public health.  The editors begin with an introduction to public health and move on to legal, economic, and political implications. The editors also include contextual essays for each of the four sections...

Originally published in 1978, Health and the Division of Labour examines problems and tensions experienced in health work. ..

Originally published in 1977, Health Care and Health Knowledge presents some of the best new work being done in the field of medical sociology...

In the 1970s and 80s Japan experienced some deep-rooted social changes which affected attitudes to health care services among both professionals and consumers alike. Health Care in Japan provides an introduction to and overview of health and medical services in Japan at that time. It describes the h..

In the 1970s and 80s Japan experienced some deep-rooted social changes which affected attitudes to health care services among both professionals and consumers alike. Health Care in Japan provides an introduction to and overview of health and medical services in Japan at that time. It describes the h..

For the last two decades, major Asian economies have successfully kept their economic growth momentum going. However, academic study of the development of health care in developing countries has been for the most part neglected by the literature. Using in-depth case studies, this book proposes a new..

Health Policy examines how the NHS has developed to the point it has reached today as well as placing it in the wider context of the kinds of health care which are available to people in Britain...

This title was first published in 2001: The papers in this volume, selected from nearly 100 submissions to the Fourth International Conference on Strategic Issues in Health Care Management, reflect the work taking place in health economics. The first five chapters in the collection examine the role ..

Documents cases of child torture by American military personnel, several of which received little coverage in the media...

A fresh historical perspective on the Iraq war, arguing that it cannot be understood outside its gendered and historical context...

Surveying the latest research, this passionate book shows the many benefits of bilingual education...