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The Real War on Obesity: Contesting Knowledge and Meaning in a Public Health Crisis
John Boswell
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Description for The Real War on Obesity: Contesting Knowledge and Meaning in a Public Health Crisis
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; MBNH3; MMZF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 245 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
This book sheds new light on the political battle to define and construct obesity as a policy issue. Through a rich analysis of the debates in Australia and the UK, it develops a nuanced analysis of the competing narratives that actors rely on to make sense of and argue about this issue, and documents how and to what effect they draw on scientific evidence to support their accounts. The real 'war on obesity', it demonstrates, has always been over the meaning and nature of this public health crisis. This insightful work will interest scholars of interpretive policy studies, critical public ... Read more
This book sheds new light on the political battle to define and construct obesity as a policy issue. Through a rich analysis of the debates in Australia and the UK, it develops a nuanced analysis of the competing narratives that actors rely on to make sense of and argue about this issue, and documents how and to what effect they draw on scientific evidence to support their accounts. The real 'war on obesity', it demonstrates, has always been over the meaning and nature of this public health crisis. This insightful work will interest scholars of interpretive policy studies, critical public ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137582515
SKU
V9781137582515
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Ref
99-15
About John Boswell
John Boswell is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Southampton, UK. He conducts research on democratic governance, health policy and interpretive research methodology.
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