Pandemics and Emerging Infectious Diseases The Sociological Agenda
, by Dingwall, Robert; Hoffman, Lily M.; Staniland, KarenNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781118553718 | 1118553713
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/10/2013
Infectious disease pandemics are a rising threat in our globalizing world. This agenda-setting collection provides international analysis of the pressing sociological concerns they confront us with, from cross-border coordination of public health governance to geopolitical issues of development and social equity.
- Focuses on vital sociological issues raised by resurgent disease pandemics
- Detailed analysis of case studies as well as broader, systemic factors
- Contributions from North America, Europe and Asia provide international perspective
- Bold, agenda-setting treatment of a high-profile topic