Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Voluntary Action and Illegal Drugs: Health and Society in Britain Since the 1960s (Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History)
Mold, Alex, Berridge, Virginia
€ 64.51
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Voluntary Action and Illegal Drugs: Health and Society in Britain Since the 1960s (Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History)
Hardcover. A unique exploration of the changing ideas about the place of voluntarism and health care within society in Britain since the 1960s. By considering the work of voluntary organisations with illegal drug users, the authors provide a lens through which wider developments in the relationship between the state and civil society are examined. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 252 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFH1; JKSN1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
A unique exploration of the changing ideas about the place of voluntarism and health care within society in Britain since the 1960s. By considering the work of voluntary organisations with illegal drug users, the authors provide a lens through which wider developments in the relationship between the state and civil society are examined.
A unique exploration of the changing ideas about the place of voluntarism and health care within society in Britain since the 1960s. By considering the work of voluntary organisations with illegal drug users, the authors provide a lens through which wider developments in the relationship between the state and civil society are examined.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History
Number of Pages
242
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230521407
SKU
V9780230521407
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Mold, Alex, Berridge, Virginia
ALEX MOLD is a lecturer in history at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She is also the author of Heroin: The Treatment of Addiction in Twentieth Century Britain, published by Northern Illinois University Press in 2008. VIRGINIA BERRIDGE is Professor of History at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Director of the ... Read more
Reviews for Voluntary Action and Illegal Drugs: Health and Society in Britain Since the 1960s (Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History)
'We are lucky that two such talented scholars, with such a wealth of knowledge in the field, have joined together to write this ambitious and analytically rich book.' Catherine Carstairs, University of Guelph, Social History of Medicine, vol 24, no 3, December 2011