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Global Politics Of Health
Sara Davies
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Description for Global Politics Of Health
Paperback. International responses to the outbreak of SARS, the spread of HIV/AIDS, and the promotion of health as a human right all demonstrate how global politics have a profound effect on the way we think about and respond to major health challenges. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; MBN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
International responses to the outbreak of SARS, the spread of HIV/AIDS, and the promotion of health as a human right all demonstrate how global politics have a profound effect on the way we think about and respond to major health challenges. Despite a growing interest in the relationship between health and international relations there has yet to be a systematic study of the links between them. Global Health Issues aims to fill this gap – ultimately showing how world politics can be good, or bad, for your health.
International responses to the outbreak of SARS, the spread of HIV/AIDS, and the promotion of health as a human right all demonstrate how global politics have a profound effect on the way we think about and respond to major health challenges. Despite a growing interest in the relationship between health and international relations there has yet to be a systematic study of the links between them. Global Health Issues aims to fill this gap – ultimately showing how world politics can be good, or bad, for your health.
This book calls for a more nuanced understanding of the nature ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745640426
SKU
V9780745640426
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99-2
About Sara Davies
Sara Davies is Lecturer in International Studies in the School of Justice, Faculty of Law, at Queensland University of Technology.
Reviews for Global Politics Of Health
"A significant theoretical and empirical contribution, which deserves consideration by scholars, advanced students and international health practitioners. I thoroughly recommend it." International Affairs "[Davies] draws skilfully on a variety of literatures ... to map the political dimensions of global public health, and pinpoints precisely the disquieting conclusions that result from such an exercise." Network ... Read more