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War or Health

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This reader, comprising 70 specially commissioned articles, provides an unusually wide-ranging examination of the interface between warfare and human health and society. Topics include: * the changing character of wars & their effects on civilians * the demographic consequences of wars * the medical and health aspects of different kinds of weapons * the changing roles of health professionals in war * the factors behind the outbreak & continuation of wars * the arms trade, social tensions, the role of media * theories of violence, and war as a social institution * efforts to regulate and prevent modern warfare

Author Biography:

War or Health? has been compiled by Physicians for Social Responsibility in Finland, a member of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW). DR ILKKA TAIPALE is a doctor, politician and peace activist and the author of many books on peace and war, social medicine and psychiatry. The CONTRIBUTORS come from a number of different countries and are leading authorities in their fields.
Release date Australia
November 1st, 2001
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Undergraduate
Contributor
  • Edited by Ilkka Taipale
Pages
672
Dimensions
156x234x39
ISBN-13
9781856499514
Product ID
12207714

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