Emergency services Books
Georgetown University Press Rethinking Health Care Policy The New Politics of
Book SynopsisStates are increasingly important players in the efforts to reform US health care, as the federal government withdraws from this responsibility. This title analyzes the varied routes states have taken in reformulating health care policy and provides a road map of what specific strategies work and why.
£48.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Risk
Book SynopsisYet many of us still like amusement park rides that scare the devil out of us; they dare us to take risks.Trade ReviewA thought-provoking study of danger and how people have managed it in American from preindustrial and industrial times up until today. -- Steven Goddard History Wire - Where the Past Comes Alive Risk is a fascinating exploration of culture, history, and mankind's tenuous grasp on saving itself from accidents. Midwest Book Review Writing in a lucid style, Mohun gives an impressive overview of the American transition from vernacular to expert-centered or state-driven risk regimes. -- Claas Kirchhelle British Journal for the History of Science Mohun's claims are persuasively argued, well documented, rooted in the everyday experiences of knowledgeable historical contemporaries, and animated by the broad political, social, and cultural changes that define modernization. -- David Blanke American Historical Review Mohun's comprehensive approach registers a major contribution that takes safety history a big step forward. -- Donald W. Rogers Journal of American HistoryTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Risks from Nature1. Fire Is Everybody's Problem2. The Uncertainties of Disease3. Doing Something about the Weather4. Animal Risk for a Modern AgePart II: Industrializing Risk5. Railroads, or Why Risk in a System Is Different6. The Professionalization of Safety7. The Safety-First MovementPart III: Risk in a Consumer Society8. Negotiating Automobile Risk9. What's a Gun Good For?10. Risk as Entertainment: Amusement Parks11. Consumer Product SafetyConclusionNotesEssay on SourcesIndex
£50.00
University Press of New England Hurt
Book SynopsisThe heroic story of the invention of trauma care, from battlefield triage to level 1 trauma centers
£19.80
Westphalia Press Managing Challenges for the Flint Water Crisis
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£14.64
