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Hardcover. A Companion to the Anthropology of Environmental Health presents a collection of readings that utilize a medical anthropological approach to explore the interface of humans and the environment in the shaping of health and illness around the world. Editor(s): Singer, Merrill. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118786994
ISBN
9781118786994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 209.60

Hardback. A Companion to the Anthropology of the Body and Embodiment offers original essays that examine historical and contemporary approaches to conceptualizations of the body. Editor(s): Mascia-Lees, Frances E. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 173 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405189491
ISBN
9781405189491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.90

Paperback. Presents a key collection of both classic and new agenda-setting articles in this central area of anthropology Provides analytic and historical contextual introductions by leading figures in medical anthropology, medical sociology, science studies, social theory and general anthropology . Editor(s): Good, Byron J.; Fischer, Michael M.J.; Willen, Sarah S.; Good, Mary-Jo DelVecchio. Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JHM; MBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183147
ISBN
9781405183147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.32

Hardback. Presents a key collection of both classic and new agenda-setting articles in this central area of anthropology Provides analytic and historical contextual introductions by leading figures in medical anthropology, medical sociology, science studies, social theory and general anthropology . Editor(s): Good, Byron J.; Fischer, Michael M. J.; Willen, Sarah S.; Good, Mary-Jo DelVecchio. Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; MBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 182 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183154
ISBN
9781405183154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.96

Paperback. This book provides a sociological analysis of major areas of mental health and illness. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSM; MBPK; MBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Open University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
5th edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780335262762
ISBN
9780335262762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.99

Hardcover. Part of the "Research in the Sociology of Health Care" series, this title deals with both macro-level system issues and micro-level issues involving access to care, factors that impact access, patients as partners in care and changing roles of health providers. Editor(s): Kronenfeld, Jennie Jacobs. Series: Research in the Sociology of Health Care. Num Pages: 331 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBP; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857247155
ISBN
9780857247155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.87

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473982086
ISBN
9781473982086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 45.40

Hardcover. More than fifty years ago, Thomas Szasz showed that the concept of mental illness - a disease of the mind - is an oxymoron, a metaphor, a myth. In this book, he argues that his writings belong to neither psychiatry nor antipsychiatry. They stem from conceptual analysis, social-political criticism, and common sense. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: MBS; MMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609438
ISBN
9780815609438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.19

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

€ 50.68
€ 40.41

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

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

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

€ 59.86

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
€ 22.15

Hardback. Deals with macro-level system issues and micro-level issues involving provision of health care as related to major health problems. This work examines social, demographic and structural problems, and a variety of health problems including chronic illnesses, mental illness, serious acute health problems, and disabilities that require health care. Series: Research in the Sociology of Health Care. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514. Impacts on Patients, Providers and Policy. Series: Research in the Sociology of Health Care. 200 pages, illustrations. Deals with macro-level system issues and micro-level issues involving provision of health care as related to major health problems. This work examines social, demographic and structural problems, and a variety of health problems including chronic illnesses, mental illness, serious acute health problems, and disabilities that require health care. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP; MBS. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight: 514.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848551602
ISBN
9781848551602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.91

Hardback. Editor(s): Hall, Matthew; Grogan, Sarah; Gough, Brendan. Num Pages: 259 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHB; JMS; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137535344
ISBN
9781137535344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.95

Paperback. Series: The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: MBPM; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478963
ISBN
9780801478963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. Series: The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479410
ISBN
9780801479410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Hardback. Featuring the work of several up-and-coming scholars working to deepen theoretical perspectives on addiction and its relationship to social control and deviance, this volume fills a gap in addiction studies by offering critical perspectives that interrogate and challenge traditional and/or mainstream understandings of addiction. Editor(s): Netherland, Julie. Series Editor(s): KatzRothman, Barbara. Series: Advances in Medical Sociology. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780529301
ISBN
9781780529301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; MBP; MBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Pearson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
9th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780134413310
ISBN
9780134413310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.83

Paperback. Culture and Health offers an overview of different areas of culture and health, building on foundations of medical anthropology and health behavior theory. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: MBS; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470283554
ISBN
9780470283554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.00

Paperback. 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
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287488
ISBN
9780520287488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

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