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Written with poignancy and compassion, Do We Still Need Doctors? is a personal account from the front lines of the moral and political battles that are reshaping America”s health care system. …

The problems that alcohol brings to society centre around the victims of accidents, poisonings and violence; the ”drinking casualties” of the title. This is also seen as an important area for the i …

This popular text has been thoroughly updated and revised to sharpen the focus on its ”bias and change” theme, include the latest data/studies informing the field, and cover important new topics (e …

Despite prognostications of the ‘end of history, ‘ the 21st century has posed new challenges and a host of global crises. This book takes up the current global economic crisis in relation to new and …

A close look at black women’s physical, mental, and social circumstances reveals harmful social disparities. Yet, for decades, black women’s suicide rates have remained virtually nonexistent compared …

During the post-cold war world, the world”s only superpower has encountered an unprecedented challenge: a non-state enemy that is challenging its hegemony and is using violence as a strategic means. …

Leach and Pini bring together empirical and theoretical studies that consider the intersections of class, gender and rurality. Each chapter engages with current debates on these concepts to explore t …

In recent years, scholars have argued that the ability of people to choose which channel they want to watch means that television news is just preaching to the choir, and doesn’t change any minds. Ho …

Representing a significant survey and evaluation of major media literacy projects in the U.S. and selected countries throughout the world, this book covers all aspects of critical viewing skills. It …

Since the 1980s, popular management thinkers, gurus have promoted a number of performance improvement programs and management fashions which have greatly influenced both the everyday conduct of organ …