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Poverty, Inequality and Health in Britain: 1800-2000

A Reader

Herausgeber: Davey Smith, George; Shaw, Mary; Dorling, Daniel

Beschreibung

This reader provides two centuries of historical context to debates on health inequality. Extracts from classic texts, information about authors and an introduction draw together important themes of change and continuity. It is a key text for students on a range of policy courses and an excellent resource for anyone interested in poverty.

Autor

George Davey Smith is Professor of Clinical Epidemiology in the Department of Social Medicine at the University of Bristol. He has published widely in the field of social epidemiology, particularly on the health effects of the accumulation of socioeconomic advantages and disadvantages over the lifecourse. Daniel Dorling is Professor of Quantitative Human Geography in the School of Geography at the University of Leeds. His research interests include the visualisation of spatial social structure and the changing economic, political and medical geographies of Britain. Mary Shaw is an ESRC-funded Research Fellow in the School of Geographical Sciences at the University of Bristol. She researches various aspects of social and spatial inequalities in health and their implications for social policy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bristol University Press
• Seitenzahl: 462
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 172mm x 30mm
• ISBN-13: 9781861343284
• ISBN-10: 1861343280
• Artikelnr.: 24975494