Medical sociology
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Medical sociology
Hardcover. The first scholarly history of food poisoning, telling of the discovery of food poisoning as a public health problem in the 1880s, of the discovery of pathways of infection and of the Salmonella family, and of the realisation that these organisms are deeply embedded in human and animal food chains and the subsequent importance of food hygiene. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; MBN; MBS; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198704973
- ISBN
- 9780198704973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.17
€ 163.17
Hardcover. In contemporary manifestations of public health rituals and events, people are being increasingly united around what they hold in common - their material being and humanity. As a cult of humanity, public health provides a moral force in society that replaces "traditional" religions in times of great diversity or heterogeneity of peoples.. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; MBN; MBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 10. Weight in Grams: 394. A Sociological Investigation. 188 pages, black & white illustrations. In contemporary manifestations of public health rituals and events, people are being increasingly united around what they hold in common - their material being and humanity. As a cult of humanity, public health provides a moral force in society that replaces "traditional" religions in times of great diversity or heterogeneity of peoples. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JHB; MBN; MBS. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 10. Weight: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857453396
- ISBN
- 9780857453396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.60
€ 155.60
Hardcover. There is a growing interest in studies that document the relationship between science and medicine-as ideas, practices, technologies and outcomes-across cultural, national, geographic terrain. Tibetan medicine is not only known as a scholarly medical tradition among other Asian medical systems.. Editor(s): Adams, Vincanne; Schreempf, Mona; Craig, Sienna R. Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: 324 pages, 11 ills. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HRAM3; JHM; MBS; MX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457587
- ISBN
- 9781845457587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.40
€ 157.40
Paperback. Research on health involves evaluating the disparities that are systematically associated with the experience of risk, including genetic and physiological variation, environmental exposure to poor nutrition and disease, and social marginalization. Editor(s): Panter-Brick, Catherine; Fuentes, Agustin. Series: Studies of the BioSocial Society. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; MBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 148 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452810
- ISBN
- 9781845452810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.21
€ 45.21
Hardback. From September 1990 to June 1991, the UK deployed 53,462 military personnel in the Gulf War. After the end of the conflict anecdotal reports of various disorders affecting troops who fought in the Gulf began to surface. This mysterious illness was given the name Gulf War SyndromeA" (GWS). Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS3; MBS; MMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455262
- ISBN
- 9781845455262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.36
€ 156.36
Paperback. Seeks to understand the relationship between HIV, medical technologies, and ideas about the body. This book is suitable for those who are engaged in questions of the social and ethical dimensions of biomedicine, biotechnology, and genomics. Series: In Vivo. Num Pages: 148 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MBS; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 177 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989426
- ISBN
- 9780295989426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.56
€ 42.56
Hardback. Seeks to understand the relationship between HIV, medical technologies, and ideas about the body. This book is suitable for those who are engaged in questions of the social and ethical dimensions of biomedicine, biotechnology, and genomics. Series: In Vivo. Num Pages: 148 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MBS; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989594
- ISBN
- 9780295989594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardcover. Drawing on rich, ethnographic and historiographic material, this volume represents the emergent field of anthropological inquiry that links Africanist ethnography to recent concerns with science, the state, and the culture of late capitalism in Africa. Editor(s): Geissler, Paul Wenzel; Molyneux, Sassy. Num Pages: 452 pages, 32 ills. BIC Classification: 1H; JHM; MBGR; MBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857450920
- ISBN
- 9780857450920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.81
€ 206.81
Epidemic Encounters: Influenza, Society, and Culture in Canada, 1918-2...
. Ed(S): Fahrni, Magda; Jones, Esyllt W.
hardcover. A multidisciplinary exploration of Canada's experience of illness and death during the 1918-20 influenza pandemic. Editor(s): Fahrni, Magda; Jones, Esyllt W. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJG; MBNS; MBS; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- UBC Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774822121
- ISBN
- 9780774822121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.90
€ 110.90
paperback. This book explores the complex relationship between public health research and policy, employing tobacco control and health inequalities in the UK as contrasting case studies. It argues that focusing on research-informed ideas usefully draws attention to the centrality of values, politics and advocacy for public health debates. Series: Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPP; JPQB; MBN; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349439263
- ISBN
- 9781349439263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.38
€ 57.38
Paperback. Fourteen essays open important dialogue in the emerging field of culture and medicine. Editor(s): Waugh, Earle H.; Szafran, Olga; Crutcher, Rodney A. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: MBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888645326
- ISBN
- 9780888645326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.77
€ 54.99
€ 38.77
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kitto, Simon; Chesters, Janice; Thistlethwaite, Jill E.; Reeves, Scott. Num Pages: 225 pages, tables. BIC Classification: MBP; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608768660
- ISBN
- 9781608768660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.48€ 90.52
€ 133.48
€ 90.52
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rudberg, Lars. Num Pages: 129 pages. BIC Classification: JKSG; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 129
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628087888
- ISBN
- 9781628087888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.11€ 123.66
€ 184.11
€ 123.66
Hardcover. Num Pages: 475 pages. BIC Classification: MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788120778078
- ISBN
- 9788120778078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.26
€ 46.99
€ 30.26
Editor(s): Kopnina, Helen; Keune, Hans. Num Pages: 301 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: MBNH2; MBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 182 x 27. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608762163
- ISBN
- 9781608762163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.70€ 111.61
€ 165.70
€ 111.61
Paperback. Editor(s): Braun, Kathrin. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837617474
- ISBN
- 9783837617474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.14
€ 45.99
€ 32.14
Hardback. The first book to address the fundamental nexus that binds poverty and income inequality to soaring health care utilization and spending, Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform is a must-read for medical professionals, public health scholars, politicians, and anyone concerned with the heavy burden of inequality on the health of Americans. Num Pages: 304 pages, 76, 76 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCQ; MBN; MBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421420226
- ISBN
- 9781421420226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.12
€ 40.99
€ 33.12
Hardback. Drawing on social and political history as well as the history of science and popular culture, this book examines how American ideas about dietary reform mirror broader thinking about social reform. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; MBNH3; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275478
- ISBN
- 9780520275478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06€ 69.64
€ 92.06
€ 69.64
Hardback. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Studies in Discourse and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: CFGR; JHMC; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 252 x 17. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118909713
- ISBN
- 9781118909713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.25
€ 108.25
Hardback. Series: Routledge Advances in the Medical Humanities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138024502
- ISBN
- 9781138024502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.73
€ 148.73
Paperback. Addressing the enormous potential of interventions from medical and public health professionals to alter these patterns of human behavior over time, Introduction to Biosocial Medicine brings necessary depth and perspective to medical training and education. Num Pages: 216 pages, 38, 2 black & white halftones, 36 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBN; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418605
- ISBN
- 9781421418605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.45
€ 49.99
€ 41.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH; MBP; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173580
- ISBN
- 9780691173580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.44
€ 29.99
€ 21.44
Paperback. Medical research has been central to biomedicine in Africa for over a century, and Africa, along with other tropical areas, has been crucial to the development of medical science. Editor(s): Geissler, P. Wenzel; Molyneux, Catherine. Num Pages: 452 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JHM; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785335006
- ISBN
- 9781785335006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.77
€ 51.77
Paperback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBS; MNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138390
- ISBN
- 9780231138390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.44
€ 29.99
€ 21.44