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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. At a time when social inequalities are increasing at an alarming rate, this new edition of Mel Bartley's popular book is a vital resource for understanding the extent of health inequalities and why they are proving to be persistent despite decades of growing knowledge and policies on the issue. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBN; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745691091
- ISBN
- 9780745691091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.21
€ 71.21
Paperback. At a time when social inequalities are increasing at an alarming rate, this new edition of Mel Bartley's popular book is a vital resource for understanding the extent of health inequalities and why they are proving to be persistent despite decades of growing knowledge and policies on the issue. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBN; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745691107
- ISBN
- 9780745691107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.70
€ 25.70
Paperback. Millions around the world die from preventable diseases. Millions more suffer from poor health as a result of extreme poverty. Who bears responsibility for health inequalities? Who should take responsibility for ameliorating them? This book explores the moral dilemmas posed by disparities in health across nations. Editor(s): Lenard, Patti Tamara; Straehle, Christine. Series: Studies in Global Justice and Human Rights. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFM; JPSL; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748696260
- ISBN
- 9780748696260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.11
€ 32.99
€ 29.11
Paperback. Editor(s): Bauer, Ullrich; Bittlingmayer, Uwe H.; Richter, Matthias. Series: Gesundheit und Gesellschaft. Num Pages: 553 pages, 34 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- GWV Fachverlage GmbH Germany
- Number of pages
- 553
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531156125
- ISBN
- 9783531156125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.35
€ 95.35
Paperback. The lifecourse perspective on adult health, and on health inequalities in particular, is one of the most important recent developments in epidemiology and public health. This book brings together, in a single volume, the work of one of the most distinguished academics in the field. Editor(s): Smith, George Davey. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 608 pages, figs. BIC Classification: JFF; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861343222
- ISBN
- 9781861343222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.12
€ 41.99
€ 39.12
Hardback. This title analyses specific case studies that provide an empirical analysis of the impact of globalization on health. The range of issues covered includes: AIDS, tobacco control, BSE/CJD, nutrition, cholera, antimicrobial resistance, WTO and global governance. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333802540
- ISBN
- 9780333802540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.33
€ 119.33
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813562469
- ISBN
- 9780813562469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.81
€ 77.81
Hardback. Poverty and inequality are among the most significant determinants of health. Increased inequality gaps associated with globalization have serious implications for global health. Global changes in political economy shape global health influencing who bears the burden from epidemics, unhealthy environments and lack of access to health care. Editor(s): MacLean, Sandra J.; Brown, Sherri A.; Fourie, Pieter. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; KCP; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224247
- ISBN
- 9780230224247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.84
€ 62.84
Hardback. This volume of the Nebraska Symposium on Motivation examines one of the pressing health concerns in the United States: health disparities due to race, gender, ethnicity, and social class, which will become a major threat to the well-being of the nation. Editor(s): Carlo, Gustavo; Crockett, Lisa J.; Carranza, Miguel A. Series: Nebraska Symposium on Motivation. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL1; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441970916
- ISBN
- 9781441970916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.32
€ 122.32
Paperback. This book is a vital teaching tool and a comprehensive reference for social science and medical professionals. Num Pages: 328 pages, 55, 3 black & white halftones, 52 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JFSL; MBP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414751
- ISBN
- 9781421414751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.90
€ 52.99
€ 43.90
Editor(s): Jackson, Owen T.; Evans, Kathleen A. Num Pages: 218 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFSL; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626185708
- ISBN
- 9781626185708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 251.58€ 168.77
€ 251.58
€ 168.77
Hardcover. Health Care Provision and Patient Mobility Editor(s): Montefiori, Marcello; Levaggi, Rosella. Series: Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 254 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFFN; KCQ; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847054790
- ISBN
- 9788847054790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.64
€ 119.64
Paperback. This book studies patients mobility from several perspectives: determinants of patient mobility, governance of cross border mobility at EU level, policy implications, and case studies. Editor(s): Levaggi, Rosella; Montefiori, Marcello. Series: Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 254 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFFN; JHBC; KCQ; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag Italy
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847058699
- ISBN
- 9788847058699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.57
€ 118.57
Paperback. * A collection of the best contemporary studies on health and the media. * Brings together perspectives from media studies and medical sociology. * Illuminates the influence that the mass media have on health beliefs and behaviour, and on health care practices and policy-making. Editor(s): Seale, Clive. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; MBNH; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405112444
- ISBN
- 9781405112444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.89
€ 27.89
Paperback. Lays out new strategies for advocacy groups to achieve a sustainable, healthy food system. Editor(s): MacRae, Rod; Abergel, Elisabeth. Series: Sustainability & the Environment. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; RNK; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780774822695
- ISBN
- 9780774822695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.12
€ 40.99
€ 40.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 155 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; MBF; MBNS; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 238 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319425641
- ISBN
- 9783319425641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.59
€ 33.99
€ 27.59
paperback. This engaging and accessible reader takes a social problems approach to health and medicine, providing a broad and critical lens on contemporary health problems. Editor(s): Conrad, Peter; Leiter, Valerie. Series: Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 177 x 17. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742528574
- ISBN
- 9780742528574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.25
€ 75.25
Hardback. This engaging and accessible reader takes a social problems approach to health and medicine, providing a broad and critical lens on contemporary health problems. Editor(s): Conrad, Peter; Leiter, Valerie. Series: Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 184 x 23. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742528567
- ISBN
- 9780742528567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.59
€ 173.59
Paperback. * Explores the links between health and globalization. * Considers important issues such as the global spread of pandemics (such as swine flu and bird flu), effects of migration, and health care systems across the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645131
- ISBN
- 9780745645131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.42
€ 25.42
Hardback. * Explores the links between health and globalization. * Considers important issues such as the global spread of pandemics (such as swine flu and bird flu), effects of migration, and health care systems across the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645124
- ISBN
- 9780745645124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.58
€ 71.58
Paperback. This first major study of girls' health in modern Britain explores how debates and advice on healthy girlhood shaped ideas about the lives of young women from the 1870s to the 1920s, as theories concerning the biological limitations of female adolescence were challenged and girls moved into new arenas in the workplace, sport and recreation. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JFSJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349460373
- ISBN
- 9781349460373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. This first major study of girls' health in modern Britain explores how debates and advice on healthy girlhood shaped ideas about the lives of young women from the 1870s to the 1920s, as theories concerning the biological limitations of female adolescence were challenged and girls moved into new arenas in the workplace, sport and recreation. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; JFSJ1; MBNH; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137328137
- ISBN
- 9781137328137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Paperback. Series: British Association for the Advancement of Science. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333437353
- ISBN
- 9780333437353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.42
€ 56.42
Paperback. In the context of global ageing societies, there are few challenges to the underlying assumption that policies should promote functional health and independence in older people and contain the costs of care. This important book provides such a challenge. Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSP31; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 173 x 239 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349187
- ISBN
- 9781861349187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.95
€ 40.99
€ 37.95