Pandemics and emerging infectious diseases : the sociological agenda /

Infectious disease pandemics are a rising threat in our globalizing world. This agenda-setting collection provides international analysis of the pressing sociological concerns they confront us with, from cross-border coordination of public health governance to geopolitical issues of development and...

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Other Authors: Dingwall, Robert (Editor), Hoffman, Lily M. (Editor), Staniland, Karen (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
Series:Sociology of health and illness monograph series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Infectious disease pandemics are a rising threat in our globalizing world. This agenda-setting collection provides international analysis of the pressing sociological concerns they confront us with, from cross-border coordination of public health governance to geopolitical issues of development and social equity. Focuses on vital sociological issues raised by resurgent disease pandemicsDetailed analysis of case studies as well as broader, systemic factorsContributions from North America, Europe and Asia provide international perspectiveBold, agenda-sett.
Item Description:"Originally published as Volume 35, Issue 2 of The Sociology of Health & Illness"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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