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Medical sociology

Paperback. How could something as seemingly transcendental as the human mind have arisen from far simpler material beginnings? This book provides a comprehensiveoverview of evolution from pre-life andearly life forms through increasing complexity to advanced cognitive systems using a new framework based ondynamic systems theory." Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMBT; JMM; JMR; MBS; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349322114
ISBN
9781349322114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Empirical studies of life science research and biotechnologies in Asia show how assemblages of life articulate bioethics governance with global moralities and reveal why the global harmonization of bioethical standards is contrived. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JHM; JPQB; MBS; MQW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349324606
ISBN
9781349324606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. This book explores the possibilities and difficulties of living with HIV and ARVs, or antiretroviral treatment, today. It draws on HIV-positive people's stories from both the UK and the South African epidemics and offers a deep understanding of the continuing difficulties of living with HIV and the effective strategies for coping that have evolved. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPQB; MBS; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349329397
ISBN
9781349329397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Editor(s): Lofgren, Hans; Williams, O. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 265 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS; KCM; KCP; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349329762
ISBN
9781349329762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--London School of Economics and Political Science. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFS; JHB; MBS; PDR; PSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349337637
ISBN
9781349337637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. With its focus on the offshore randomized control trials of a Pre-Exposure Prophylactic pill (PrEP) for preventing HIV infection, the volume develops a sustained analysis of the complex, virtual and topological dimensions of the expectations, ethics and evidence that surround the innovation of PrEP. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHB; JPQB; MBS; MQW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349337705
ISBN
9781349337705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. What is 'addiction'? What does it say about us, our social arrangements and our political preoccupations? Where is it going as an idea and what is at stake in its ongoing production? Drawing on ethnographic research, interviews and media and policy texts, this book traces the remaking of addiction in contemporary Western societies. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPQB; MBS; MMH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349338887
ISBN
9781349338887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.46

Paperback. Rather than physiological health only, complementary and alternative medicines aim at the production of wellbeing. This book explores how the increasing proliferation of holistic health methods are intimately connected with changing configurations of selfhood, gender and class. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPQB; MBNH9; MBS; MQC; MX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339228
ISBN
9781349339228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Paperback. This book studies the sociology of health and medicine across three different countries, the USA, UK and Australia, examining the nature of disciplines and their specialties and posing sociological questions about the formation of intellectual fields and their social relations. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JHBC; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349340217
ISBN
9781349340217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

Paperback. All behaviours, indeed all forms of agency, are viewed as emotionally-driven. This book provides an approach to emotional experience and agency which drastically nuances the commonly held view that fear has predominantly irrational, morally, or ideologically suspect effects which thwart the exercise of autonomy. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB; JHBA; JHBS; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349341733
ISBN
9781349341733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. South Africa has the world's largest number of people living with HIV. This book offers a history of AIDS activism in South Africa from its origins in gay and anti-apartheid activism to the formation and consolidation of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), including its central role in the global HIV treatment access movement. Series: Global Ethics. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHB; JHM; JPQB; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349347995
ISBN
9781349347995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Editor(s): Botterill, David; Pennings, Guido; Mainil, Tomas. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBS; JPQB; MBS; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349348602
ISBN
9781349348602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Drawing on insights from international organization and securitization theory, the author investigates the World Health Organization and how its approach to global health security has changed and adapted since its creation in 1948. He also examines the organization's prospects for managing global health security now and into the future. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPQB; JPSN; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349350438
ISBN
9781349350438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Paperback. This book analyses recent reform trends of European health care systems. Using eight European countries case studies it connects policy reforms with a healthcare quadrilemma, and compares how well these systems perform in terms of economic efficiency, medical achievements, social inequalities, and responsiveness to patients and workers. Editor(s): Pavolini, Emmanuele; Guillen, Ana M. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN; JPQB; KFFD; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 423.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349350599
ISBN
9781349350599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. This book addresses conflicts and institutional changes of global health governance in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Editor(s): Hein, W.; Bartsch, S.; Kohlmorgen, Lars. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPQB; JPS; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349355013
ISBN
9781349355013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Paperback. Exploringthe implications of the internet and bio-technologiesfor intimate and sexual life, this book discusses the concept of citizenship in relation to the extension of public health through the internet, and reveals concerns that sexually transmitted infections and HIV are associated with such technologies." Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JPQB; MBS; MQCB; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349357888
ISBN
9781349357888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. This book contextualizes autism as a socio cultural phenomenon, and examines the often troubling effects of representations and social trends. Exploring the individuals and events in the history of this condition, Waltz blends research and personal perspectives to examine social narratives of normalcy, disability and difference. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JMP; MBS; MBX; MMJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349358199
ISBN
9781349358199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 110.94

Paperback. HIV/AIDS is the major political challenge of our time. Based on empirical observations from all over the world, this book examines how HIV/AIDS has become increasingly transnational, as nation states have extended their programmes across borders, and transnational networks have increased their activities. Editor(s): Foller, Maj-Lis. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JHB; JPQB; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349363704
ISBN
9781349363704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KFFH; KJC; KJS; MBS; THRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349369591
ISBN
9781349369591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. This work provides an accessible case study approach to European health care systems, medicine and nursing. The institutional analysis explains how welfare states have reformed hospitals and health professions with varying degrees of success. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN; JPQB; MBN; MBS; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349413935
ISBN
9781349413935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Boswell, G.; Poland, Fiona. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; MBN; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349424139
ISBN
9781349424139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; JPQB; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349433797
ISBN
9781349433797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. This book examines HIV/AIDS vulnerabilities, impacts and responses in the socioeconomic and cultural context of Sub-Saharan Africa. With contributions from social scientists and public health experts, the volume identifies gender inequality and poverty as the main causes of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFF; JHB; JHM; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349436200
ISBN
9781349436200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.74

Paperback. Narratives and Jewish Bioethics searches for answers to the critical question of what roles ancient narratives play in creating modern norms by Jewish bioethicists utilizing the Jewish textual tradition. Series: Content and Context in Theological Ethics. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRJ; MBS; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349439089
ISBN
9781349439089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

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