The Real War on Obesity, 1st Edition
contesting knowledge and meaning in a public health crisis
$372.32
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
9 August 2016
Summary
This book sheds new light on the political battle to define and construct obesity as a policy issue. Through a rich analysis of the debates in Australia and the UK, it develops a nuanced analysis of the competing narratives that actors rely on to make sense of and argue about this issue, and documents how and to what effect they draw on scientific evidence to support their accounts. The real ‘war on obesity’, it demonstrates, has always been over the meaning and nature of this public health c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781137582515 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1137582510 |
| Author: | John Boswell |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 9 August 2016 |
| Weight: | 4.15kg |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 148mm |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies In Science, Knowledge And Policy |
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About The Author
John Boswell
John Boswell is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Southampton, UK. He conducts research on democratic governance, health policy and interpretive research methodology.
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