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Pandemics and Emerging Infectious
Contributor(s): Dingwall, Robert (Editor), Hoffman, Lily M. (Editor), Staniland, Karen (Editor)
ISBN: 1118553713     ISBN-13: 9781118553718
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $39.43  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: September 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology - General
- Medical | Health Care Delivery
Dewey: 362.196
LCCN: 2013017044
Series: Sociology of Health & Illness Monographs
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.66 lbs) 184 pages
 
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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 pandemics
  • Detailed analysis of case studies as well as broader, systemic factors
  • Contributions from North America, Europe and Asia provide international perspective
  • Bold, agenda-setting treatment of a high-profile topic