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Or, when discussed, very specific (often simplistic or incomplete) interpretations of social theory are offered. Contributors to this volume seek to redress this imbalance with concise explanations of key theorists and theories and, also, examples of the relevance of social theory to and in nursing practice. The book is highly recommended.’ - \u003ci\u003eBernie Garrett, University of British Columbia, Canada\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The strengths of the book include the diversity of scholarship involved from well-known contributors. The attempt to address theoretical misconceptions as they apply to nursing is to be highly commended. There is an urgent need for a much wider understanding of critical concepts to allow nurses to critique contextualise their practice, and this book goes a long way to doing so. I found myself highlighting sections and inwardly nodding away, for example Rolfe on C Wright Mills, Aranda on Feminism, Nairn on the Purpose and Scope of nursing and Porter on Critical Realism. It is about time! Those without any social science grounding might find this literature difficult, which is however kind of one of the points being addressed – the need for a more critical and deeper understanding of social theory and nursing. There was a recognition of the existence of an ‘alien’ literature in its preparation so this is a challenge. However, the chapters are diverse enough to allow readers to start where they feel comfortable before engaging in more challenging material. The wish to stimulate inquiry and discussion is laudable. This is a must read for those interested in the social sciences and nursing, and should be read more widely by the nursing community in general' - \u003cem\u003eBenny Goodman, Plymouth University, UK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This text provides a timely resource for nurses undertaking research with a social theoretical dimension. All too frequently social theory receives insufficient attention in nursing research. Or, when discussed, very specific (often simplistic or incomplete) interpretations of social theory are offered. Contributors to this volume seek to redress this imbalance with concise explanations of key theorists and theories and, also, examples of the relevance of social theory to and in nursing practice. The book is highly recommended.’ - \u003ci\u003eBernie Garrett, University of British Columbia, Canada\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The strengths of the book include the diversity of scholarship involved from well-known contributors. The attempt to address theoretical misconceptions as they apply to nursing is to be highly commended. There is an urgent need for a much wider understanding of critical concepts to allow nurses to critique contextualise their practice, and this book goes a long way to doing so. I found myself highlighting sections and inwardly nodding away, for example Rolfe on C Wright Mills, Aranda on Feminism, Nairn on the Purpose and Scope of nursing and Porter on Critical Realism. It is about time! Those without any social science grounding might find this literature difficult, which is however kind of one of the points being addressed – the need for a more critical and deeper understanding of social theory and nursing. 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Critical Realism: A Perspective Worthy of Consideration 7. Foucault, Social Theory and Nursing Research: A Critique 8. Accounting for Knowledgeable Practice 9. C Wright Mills: Lessons for Nurse Researchers 10. Feminist Theories: Silences and Absences 11. Contemporary Political Debates, Social Theory and Nursing Practice in Mental Healthcare 12. Triangulation, Sociological Theory and Nursing 13. 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Bruyere CHOICE \"This courageous humanistic work is well worth a close and critical read, for the simple reason that its author, Lisa Stevenson, addresses one of the most important contemporary healthcare issues in the Canadian North-that of suicide- and along the way challenges the reader through been termed welfare colonialism and continues to struggle with a bureaucratic legacy determined by historical state structure and policy.\" American Anthropologist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue: Between Two Women  Acknowledgments  Introduction  1. Facts and Images  2. Cooperating  3. Anonymous Care  4. Life-of-the-Name  5. Why Two Clocks?  6. Song  Epilogue: Writing on Styrofoam  Notes  References  List of Illustrations  Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402870759767,"sku":"9780520282940","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520282940.jpg?v=1730481737"},{"product_id":"the-pandemic-perhaps-9780520284098","title":"The Pandemic Perhaps","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2005, American experts sent out urgent warnings throughout the country: a devastating flu pandemic was fast approaching. Influenza was a serious disease, not a seasonal nuisance; it could kill millions of people. This book explores how American experts framed a catastrophe that never occurred.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Caduff's detailed analysis of the sites, practices, and poetics of scientific authority and claim-making, in and through both uncertainties and indeterminacy, is uniquely insightful and compelling. His attentive, detailed, and discerning ethnography performs its own variety of dramatic work-the text itself is a delightful and gripping read. It is both an erudite collection of insights about that which goes into and makes up the contemporary world of 'scientific prophecy.' Caduff offers a surplus of generative ideas and his own brand of creativity and complexity in thinking through the politics of pandemic preparedness.\" Raad Fadaak, McGill University \"In Carlo Caduff's brilliant ethnography The Pandemic Perhaps, we enter a world of delayed apocalypse. The HnNn mutation of the influenza virus is on the radar of the WHO; scientists prognosticate the next pandemic; preparedness measures are put in place by public health organizations; a flu vaccine is ready to be shipped by the pharmaceutical company. But, once more suspended, the pandemic does not happen today. To think about the intersection of scientific uncertainty and its relationship to the millennial public health message Caduff's The Pandemic Perhaps is just the right companion.\" Karen Jent, University of Cambridge \"It is the strange serendipity of maternity leave that finds me reading 10:04 and The Pandemic Perhaps at odd hours and in tandem; two books for which hurricanes-or, more specifically, the preparations they precipitate-relay the condensed temporality of the coming catastrophe, a dovetailing of past perils and precarious futures for which a New York City 'on the brink' provides a hyperactive backdrop. Through often-exquisite prose (Lerner is a poet; Caduff's formulations can approximate verse) these authors explore the worlds that surface and dissolve under the shadow of prediction and the modes of attention that give them their shape.\" Ann Kelly, King's College London \"I consider this book as a great contribution for the anthropology of life. Caduff's excellent investigation, both ethnographic and historical, offers a very convincing analysis of the material and conceptual configurations in which viruses are engaged, hence demonstrating the value of approaches which explore the agency of living beings and vital processes. He offers insightful ideas that shed new light on fundamental aspects of life. Focusing on the unique sort of beings viruses are, The Pandemic Perhaps constitutes, without any doubt, a very important work.\" Perig Pitrou, College de France \"The Pandemic Perhaps presents a thoughtful ethnographic examination of the public culture of danger, specifically as the contemporary sense of impending doom has come to be linked ever more tightly to the assumed threat of a deadly influenza pandemic. More specifically still, it is a journey through the scientific, as well as governmental and corporate, reconstruction of the United States in the name of pandemic preparedness at a time when the biological world appears to be getting out of our control.\" Merrill Singer, Medical Anthropology Quarterly \"Carlo Caduff's The Pandemic Perhaps is a story of the influenza pandemic that never was. Caduff tells this story from an American perspective through his encounters with scientists and other actors who engage in the august work of \"preparedness,\" but in doing so, often draw upon and amplify an apocalyptic imaginary that doubtless shapes scientific and public priorities (and fears). With lucid and critical detail Caduff shows how forms of prophecy (new and old) push catastrophe towards further and further horizons.\" Todd Meyers, NYU Shanghai Caduff's book adds much to the history and social science of public health and infectious disease and will be of value to anyone interested in global health, influenza, or epidemiology. Bulletin of the History of Medicine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations  Acknowledgments   Introduction  1 * A Ferret's Sneeze  2 * On the Run  3 * Casualties of Contagion  4 * Experiments of Concern  5 * A Real Test  6 * The Great Deluge   Epilogue  Note on the Cover Image  Notes  Bibliography  Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402873676119,"sku":"9780520284098","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520284098.jpg?v=1730481743"},{"product_id":"health-emotion-and-the-body-9780745636443","title":"Health Emotion and The Body","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is no other book like this on the market for students that thoughtfully guides the reader through all social, personal and emotional aspects of health and illness. The topic is a cutting-edge and popular theme of current medical sociology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bendelow offers an accessible and extremely enjoyable book for anyone intrigued by contemporary ideas surrounding the ill body.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSociology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"This comprehensive book critically examines contemporary models of health and illness ... The book reminds us of the need to consider the individual experience of illness while seeing each person in his or her social context ... Of particular note is the straightforward reminder that illness is a social and emotional experience. The author reminds us that is the patient who should be diagnosed, not merely the disease. 5\/5\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNursing Standard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A cogent and intelligent account of the implications of mind\/body interactions for health.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSociology of Health and Illness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The quality of writing is high. Apart from the many case histories used to illustrate the points being made, Professor Bendelow gives many insightful observations on modern life and the way in which medical practitioners are responding.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoSPA Occupational Safety \u0026amp; Health Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this insightful, timely, and engaging book, Gillian Bendelow takes a fresh look at the relationship between physical and mental illness, and their treatment.  Positing stress as the key to mind-body medicine, Bendelow’s analysis sheds much-needed light on key issues from medically unexplained symptoms to the surveillance implications of mind-body approaches. A must-read for anyone interested in the social dimensions of medicine, \u003ci\u003eHealth, Emotion and the Body\u003c\/i\u003e charts the course to critical new areas of inquiry.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLaura Carpenter, Vanderbilt University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Questions about the relationship between bodies, lives and medicine preoccupy all of us from time to time. In this accessible and very important book, Gillian Bendelow takes us through the critical issues underlying what medicine has to offer contemporary health problems. She identifies a paradigm shift, in which dualistic mind-body models and the dehumanizing and bureaucratic health care systems in which these are often embedded, are now widely understood as failing to provide any real understanding of how we live in and experience our bodies. Her arguments should be read by all those with an interest in humane health care (which is most of us, whether practitioners, users or students). The book is an elegant compendium of many different strands of thought, its conclusions a compelling directive for a more integrated approach.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnn Oakley, University of London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Beyond Biomedicalization: Integrated Models of Health \u0026amp; Illness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 'Stress': the Key to Mind\/Body?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Medically Unexplained Symptoms and ‘Contested Conditions’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Medical Responses to Emotional Distress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Complementary Medicine and Alternative Healing Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Holism or Healthism?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404373336407,"sku":"9780745636443","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745636443.jpg?v=1730486259"},{"product_id":"health-emotion-and-the-body-9780745636436","title":"Health Emotion and the Body","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is no other book like this on the market for students that thoughtfully guides the reader through all social, personal and emotional aspects of health and illness. The topic is a cutting-edge and popular theme of current medical sociology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bendelow offers an accessible and extremely enjoyable book for anyone intrigued by contemporary ideas surrounding the ill body.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSociology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"This comprehensive book critically examines contemporary models of health and illness ... The book reminds us of the need to consider the individual experience of illness while seeing each person in his or her social context ... Of particular note is the straightforward reminder that illness is a social and emotional experience. The author reminds us that is the patient who should be diagnosed, not merely the disease. 5\/5\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNursing Standard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A cogent and intelligent account of the implications of mind\/body interactions for health.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSociology of Health and Illness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The quality of writing is high. Apart from the many case histories used to illustrate the points being made, Professor Bendelow gives many insightful observations on modern life and the way in which medical practitioners are responding.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoSPA Occupational Safety \u0026amp; Health Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this insightful, timely, and engaging book, Gillian Bendelow takes a fresh look at the relationship between physical and mental illness, and their treatment. Positing stress as the key to mind-body medicine, Bendelow’s analysis sheds much-needed light on key issues from medically unexplained symptoms to the surveillance implications of mind-body approaches. A must-read for anyone interested in the social dimensions of medicine, \u003ci\u003eHealth, Emotion and the Body\u003c\/i\u003e charts the course to critical new areas of inquiry.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLaura Carpenter, \u003ci\u003eVanderbilt University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Questions about the relationship between bodies, lives and medicine preoccupy all of us from time to time. In this accessible and very important book, Gillian Bendelow takes us through the critical issues underlying what medicine has to offer contemporary health problems. She identifies a paradigm shift, in which dualistic mind-body models and the dehumanizing and bureaucratic health care systems in which these are often embedded, are now widely understood as failing to provide any real understanding of how we live in and experience our bodies. Her arguments should be read by all those with an interest in humane health care (which is most of us, whether practitioners, users or students). The book is an elegant compendium of many different strands of thought, its conclusions a compelling directive for a more integrated approach.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnn Oakley, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Beyond Biomedicalization: Integrated Models of Health \u0026amp; Illness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 'Stress': the Key to Mind\/Body?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Medically Unexplained Symptoms and ‘Contested Conditions’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Medical Responses to Emotional Distress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Complementary Medicine and Alternative Healing Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Holism or Healthism?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404373369175,"sku":"9780745636436","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745636436.jpg?v=1730486259"},{"product_id":"health-and-globalization-9780745645124","title":"Health and Globalization","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is an excellent contribution to our understanding of the extraordinarily complex relationship between globalization and health\/illness as well as the positive and negative implications of this relationship. It also provides a most useful source of bibliographical materials on the subject.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Field, \u003ci\u003eHarvard University \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"This book provides new, useful information on health, especially the idea of global public health and sections on health behavior. It is a great addition to the growing interests in global health.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennie Kronenfeld, \u003ci\u003eArizona State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"This is an easy to read general introduction to the complex relationship between globalization and health. It is up to date and coversmany issues currently under debate in health policy and health care organization.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFred Stevens, \u003ci\u003eMaastricht University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Defining Globalization.  \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Globalization: Health Benefits and Risks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Globalization and Disease.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Globalization and Health Care: The United States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Globalization and Health Care in Selected Countries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Actors in Global Health Governance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Global Health and Governance: Public Goods and Collective Action.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Remarks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404387262807,"sku":"9780745645124","price":49.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745645124.jpg?v=1730486301"},{"product_id":"health-9780745648453","title":"Health","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second edition of Mildred Blaxter''s successful and highly respected book offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the key debates surrounding the concept of health today. It discusses how health is defined, constructed, experienced and acted out in contemporary developed societies, drawing on a range of empirical data from the USA, Britain, France, and many other countries.  \u003cp\u003eThe new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, with new material added on health and identity, the new genetics, the sociology of the body, and the formation of health capital throughout the life course. The topic is the concept of health, rather than the more usual emphasis on illness and health-care systems. Special emphasis is given to the lay perspective to show how people themselves think about and experience health. Blaxter guides students through all the relevant conceptual models of the relationship of health to the structure of society, from inequality in health to the ideas of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A great text: revised and updated for students of health, whatever their discipline or background. Changes in science, technology and our understanding of the body are among the many important topics covered. Mildred Blaxter writes in a lucid style and has a command of her material that is second to none. Highly recommended.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMike Bury, \u003ci\u003eRoyal Holloway, University of London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Updated and with new material, this book provides a fascinating insight into the phenomenon of health and how it is defined, constructed, expressed and experienced. Written in a clear and engaging style, it is an indispensable resource for students and researchers in the health and social sciences.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEllen Annandale, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Leicester\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This fine book takes sociological perspectives of health as a point of departure, while at the same time increasing our understanding of illness. Students and professionals alike will benefit from Blaxter's clear and succinct presentation.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePeter Conrad, \u003ci\u003eBrandeis University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. How is health defined?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth as the absence of illness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisease as deviance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth as balance or homeostasis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth as function.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth as state or status.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe biomedical model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContemporary biomedicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe social model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth, disease, illness and sickness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow is health measured?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth capital.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. How is health constructed?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth as social construction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructions of history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructions of culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructivism and feminism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllness, labelling and stigma.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructions of mental illness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructions of disability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe critique of relativism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedicalisation and the constructions of medical practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. How is health embodied and experienced?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmbodiment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLay definitions of health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial representations of health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-rated health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcepts of the causes of health and illness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth histories and subjective health capital.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllness narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimitations of narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe search for meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth as moral discourse and metaphor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponsibility for health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. How is health enacted?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe rise and fall of 'illness behaviour'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerson to patient: help-seeking behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe patient role.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl and concordance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnacted behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBehaving 'healthily'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure\/agency: health as cultural consumption.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure\/agency: health as self-governance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. How is health related to social systems?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA functional relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponses to functionalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedicine and society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth, economic development and social organization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe downside of economic development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe concept of inequality in health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe nature and extent of inequalities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe causes of inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe socio-biologic translation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeo-materialistic explanations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial capital.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Contemporary change in the meaning of health.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology and postmodernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging boundaries between ill and not-ill.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging boundaries of life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging boundaries between self and not-self.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging boundaries between therapy and enhancement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformation technologies and medical practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging attitudes to health and medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew technologies and the risk society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolutionary medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404392964439,"sku":"9780745648453","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745648453.jpg?v=1730486324"},{"product_id":"health-9780745648460","title":"Health","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second edition of Mildred Blaxter's successful and highly respected book offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the key debates surrounding the concept of health today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A great text: revised and updated for students of health, whatever their discipline or background. Changes in science, technology and our understanding of the body are among the many important topics covered. Mildred Blaxter writes in a lucid style and has a command of her material that is second to none. Highly recommended.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMike Bury, \u003ci\u003eRoyal Holloway, University of London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Updated and with new material, this book provides a fascinating insight into the phenomenon of health and how it is defined, constructed, expressed and experienced. Written in a clear and engaging style, it is an indispensable resource for students and researchers in the health and social sciences.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEllen Annandale, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Leicester\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This fine book takes sociological perspectives of health as a point of departure, while at the same time increasing our understanding of illness. Students and professionals alike will benefit from Blaxter's clear and succinct presentation.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePeter Conrad, \u003ci\u003eBrandeis University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. How is health defined?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth as the absence of illness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisease as deviance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth as balance or homeostasis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth as function.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth as state or status.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe biomedical model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContemporary biomedicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe social model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth, disease, illness and sickness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow is health measured?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth capital.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. How is health constructed?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth as social construction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructions of history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructions of culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructivism and feminism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllness, labelling and stigma.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructions of mental illness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructions of disability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe critique of relativism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedicalisation and the constructions of medical practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. How is health embodied and experienced?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmbodiment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLay definitions of health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial representations of health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-rated health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcepts of the causes of health and illness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth histories and subjective health capital.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllness narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimitations of narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe search for meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth as moral discourse and metaphor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponsibility for health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. How is health enacted?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe rise and fall of 'illness behaviour'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerson to patient: help-seeking behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe patient role.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl and concordance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnacted behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBehaving 'healthily'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure\/agency: health as cultural consumption.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure\/agency: health as self-governance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. How is health related to social systems?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA functional relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponses to functionalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedicine and society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth, economic development and social organization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe downside of economic development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe concept of inequality in health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe nature and extent of inequalities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe causes of inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe socio-biologic translation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeo-materialistic explanations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial capital.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Contemporary change in the meaning of health.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology and postmodernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging boundaries between ill and not-ill.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging boundaries of life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging boundaries between self and not-self.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging boundaries between therapy and enhancement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformation technologies and medical practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging attitudes to health and medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew technologies and the risk society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolutionary medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404392997207,"sku":"9780745648460","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745648460.jpg?v=1730486325"},{"product_id":"sociology-and-psychology-for-the-dental-team-9780745654348","title":"Sociology and Psychology for the Dental Team","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe role that the social and behavioural sciences play in the daily practice of dentistry is now an essential part of all dentistry training, but it can often seem distant from the reality of daily clinical practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/b\u003e: The Social Context of Oral Health and Disease\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/b\u003e: Poverty, Inequality and Oral Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/b\u003e: Gender and Oral Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4\u003c\/b\u003e: Ethnicity and Oral Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5\u003c\/b\u003e: Oral Health in Later Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6\u003c\/b\u003e: Disability and Oral Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7\u003c\/b\u003e: Symptoms and Help-Seeking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8\u003c\/b\u003e: Adherence and Behaviour Change in Dental Settings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9\u003c\/b\u003e: Stress and Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10\u003c\/b\u003e: Issues in Social Psychology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11\u003c\/b\u003e: Pain and Dental Anxiety\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12\u003c\/b\u003e: Communication in the Dental Surgery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13\u003c\/b\u003e: The Dentist in Society\u003cbr\u003eReferences","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404404269399,"sku":"9780745654348","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745654348.jpg?v=1730486361"},{"product_id":"sociology-and-psychology-for-the-dental-team-9780745654331","title":"Sociology and Psychology for the Dental Team","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe role that the social and behavioural sciences play in the daily practice of dentistry is now an essential part of all dentistry training, but it can often seem distant from the reality of daily clinical practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e�This new book represents a pioneering effort to bring important selected topics and practical examples from sociology and psychology to students of dentistry. Having participated in such a course at my own university, I can highly recommend this book.�\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam C. Cockerham, University of Alabama at Birmingham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e�This book comprehensively and critically discusses the application of health psychology and health sociology concepts to oral health. It is essential reading for oral health professionals and will help them introduce behavioural sciences in their everyday practice and also facilitate better understanding of the overall context of oral health care provision.�\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorgios Tsakos, University College London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/b\u003e: The Social Context of Oral Health and Disease\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/b\u003e: Poverty, Inequality and Oral Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/b\u003e: Gender and Oral Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4\u003c\/b\u003e: Ethnicity and Oral Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5\u003c\/b\u003e: Oral Health in Later Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6\u003c\/b\u003e: Disability and Oral Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7\u003c\/b\u003e: Symptoms and Help-Seeking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8\u003c\/b\u003e: Adherence and Behaviour Change in Dental Settings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9\u003c\/b\u003e: Stress and Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10\u003c\/b\u003e: Issues in Social Psychology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11\u003c\/b\u003e: Pain and Dental Anxiety\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12\u003c\/b\u003e: Communication in the Dental Surgery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13\u003c\/b\u003e: The Dentist in Society\u003cbr\u003eReferences","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404404302167,"sku":"9780745654331","price":49.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745654331.jpg?v=1730486361"},{"product_id":"pain-a-sociological-introduction-9780745655543","title":"Pain  A Sociological Introduction","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePain in one form or another is probably the most common symptom presented to medical and healthcare professionals. Long a subject of biomedical interest, more recent biopsychosocial theories have extended the study of pain as a concept which is highly individual in the way it is experienced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Prize in Health and Social Care in the 2018 BMA Medical Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \"Elaine Denny has written a lively survey of research illuminating the experience of pain with a focus on the implications for clinical practice and policy. Problematising medical assumptions of objectivity around pain assessment, diagnosis and treatment that compound the experience of pain, this accessible book offers a strong critique of current clinical practice.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eHannah Bradby, Uppsala University, Sweden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Given that the topic of pain covers such a vast spectrum including culture, religion, politics, science, medicine, and the arts, amongst others, this book does an impressive job of summarising these various, often conflicting, elements, giving the reader an excellent overview of its diverse philosophies. A must-read for those with a genuine interest in learning more about the field of pain.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Cameron, University of Dundee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1: Historical Perspectives on Pain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2: Sociological Theory, Concepts and Pain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3: The Experience of Pain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4: Care and Care Services for Pain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5: Structures of Diversity and Pain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6: Pain as an Contested Experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7: Emotional Pain and Suffering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8: Health Professionals’ Experience of Pain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 9 Conclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReferences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404404629847,"sku":"9780745655543","price":46.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745655543.jpg?v=1730486363"},{"product_id":"pain-9780745655550","title":"Pain","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePain in one form or another is probably the most common symptom presented to medical and healthcare professionals. Long a subject of biomedical interest, more recent biopsychosocial theories have extended the study of pain as a concept which is highly individual in the way it is experienced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Prize in Health and Social Care in the 2018 BMA Medical Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Elaine Denny has written a lively survey of research illuminating the experience of pain with a focus on the implications for clinical practice and policy. Problematising medical assumptions of objectivity around pain assessment, diagnosis and treatment that compound the experience of pain, this accessible book offers a strong critique of current clinical practice.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eHannah Bradby, Uppsala University, Sweden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Given that the topic of pain covers such a vast spectrum including culture, religion, politics, science, medicine, and the arts, amongst others, this book does an impressive job of summarising these various, often conflicting, elements, giving the reader an excellent overview of its diverse philosophies. 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It directly affects us at a deeply personal level, it poses a threat to the boundaries which conventionally define selfhood, it generates potentially novel risks and dangers, and it threatens the very basis of accepted understandings of culture and society.  This unique, exploratory volume discusses the ethical, cultural and philosophical issues surrounding the search for the ''book of life'', focusing on the mapping of the human genome in Britain, the USA and Europe.  It examines the impact of genetically modified crops, food and pharmacogenomics, along with the science and technology policy issues deriving from the human genome project.  The authors investigate the potential risks and implications of the new genetics and conclude with a discussion of how nature may be reconfigured to underpin developments in health, commerce, state regulation and the law, both on a local and\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e’A thorough, stimulating and well-researched account. Glasner and Rothman take the reader from the competitive science of the human genome project to the global strategies of the biotechnology business. Gene technology raises fundamental issues of governance, ethics and citizenship. Splicing Life? represents an essential guide to this fascinating field.’  Professor Alan Irwin, Brunel University, UK  ’...the authors offer an interesting perspective on the important matter of human genetics research, technology and society.’ Nursing Ethics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: Introduction; The hunt for the holy grail: compiling the book of life; Doing the human genome project; Managing genetic information; 'Frankenstein' foods, or the revenge of the genetically modified potatoes; Globalization and the transformation of nature; From commodification to commercialization; Rights or rituals: involving the people; New genetics, new millennium, new society?; Bibliography; Index.","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404722610519,"sku":"9780754632382","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780754632382.jpg?v=1730487338"},{"product_id":"the-crime-of-destruction-and-the-law-of-genocide-their-impact-on-collective-memory-international-and-comparative-criminal-justice-9780754670018","title":"The Crime of Destruction and the Law of Genocide","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis highly original work provides a thought-provoking and valuable resource for researchers and academics with an interest in genocide, criminology, international organizations, and law and society. In her book, Caroline Fournet examines the law relating to genocide and explores the apparent failure of society to provide an adequate response to incidences of mass atrocity. The work casts a legal perspective on this social phenomenon to show that genocide fails to be appropriately remembered due to inherent defects in the law of genocide itself. The book thus connects the social response to the legal theory and practice, and trials in particular. Fournet''s study illustrates the shortcomings of the Genocide Convention as a means of preventing and punishing genocide as well as its consequent failure to ensure the memory of this heinous crime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Genocide still features on today's front pages. This book offers intriguing insights into our collective failures of imagination and practice in preventing and punishing mass atrocity. 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Part III Consequences of the Conventional Restrictive Approach to the Crime of Genocide: The Inapplicability of the Genocide Convention and Its Impact on Collective Memory of the Crime: The symptoms of the inapplicability of the genocide convention: the lack of state practice; Legal memory: its impact on social and collective memory of the crime and as a tool against denial; Conclusion: forgiving the unforgivable?; Bibliography; Index.","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404731785559,"sku":"9780754670018","price":137.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"the-ashgate-research-companion-to-anthropology-9780754677031","title":"The Ashgate Research Companion to Anthropology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis companion provides an indispensable overview of contemporary and classical issues in social and cultural anthropology. Although anthropology has expanded greatly over time in terms of the diversity of topics in which its practitioners engage, many of the broad themes and topics at the heart of anthropological thought remain perennially vital, such as understanding order and change, diversity and continuity, and conflict and co-operation in the reproduction of social life.  Bringing together leading scholars in the field, the contributors to this volume provide us with thoughtful and fruitful ways of thinking about a number of contemporary and long-standing arenas of work where both established and more recent researchers are engaged.  The companion begins by exploring classic topics such as Religion; Rituals; Language and Culture; Violence; and Gender. This is followed by a focus on current developments within the discipline including Human Rights; Globalization; and Diasporas and Cosmopolitanism. It provides an interesting and challenging look at the state of current thinking in anthropology, serving as a rich resource for scholars and students alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e’This is a rich source of anthropological approaches to significant social and cultural issues across the globe. The subject matter is topical, the contributors are scholars of renown and the analyses are informed by detailed empirical inquiry. The collection is a valuable resource for scholars, teachers, students and general readers.’ David Trigger, University of Queensland, Australia  ’The editors and authors are to be congratulated for this compelling companion to research in what it means to be human. Twenty anthropologists provide rich synopses of anthropology’s intellectual heritage in their critical appraisals of key concepts long central to the discipline - belief systems, ritual, magic, sacrifice, myth, gender, war, violence, globalisation, language change and loss, indigenous knowledge and so on. More than the sum of its parts, this volume situates anthropological research as absolutely essential to understanding humanity’s past, present and possible futures.’ Naomi M. McPherson, University of British Columbia, Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: Introduction, Andrew J. Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart. Part I Religion, Experience and Change: Healing, Geoffrey Samuel; Embodiment, performance and healing, Anne Sigfrid Grønseth; Mortuary rituals, Satsuki Kawano. Part II Ritual, Myth and Creativity: Anthropology, dreams and creativity, Katie Glaskin; Sacrifice, Kathryn McClymond; Charisma and myth, Raphael Falco. Part III Work, Play and Gender: Secular rituals, Margit Warburg; Anthropology of sport, John W. Traphagan; Gender, Victoria Goddard; Gender and space, Susan Rasmussen. Part IV Studies of World Religions: Christianity: an (in-)constant companion?, Simon Coleman; On Muslims and the navigation of religiosity: notes on the anthropology of Islam, David W. Montgomery. Part V Perspectives on Violence and Globalization: Ethnographies of political violence, Sami Hermez; Warfare and ritual in anthropology, Bryan K. Hanks; Globalization and its contradictions, Thomas Hylland Eriksen. Part VI Emergent Themes: Languages in change, Jonathan D. Hill and Juan Luis Rodriguez; Indigenous knowledge, Paul Sillitoe; Philosophy in anthropology, Nigel Rapport; Anthropology and the Iliad, Margo Kitts; Disaster anthropology, Pamela J. Stewart and Andrew J. Strathern. 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