Bücher von Hannah Bradby

Did dinosaurs contribute to global warming? What is rubbish theory and what indeed is rubbish? And how did the whale become a cuddly toy? And why did we decide to saturate our land and food with pesticides? This book examines these questions and also includes a study of pollution in fiction, from the fogs of Dickens to the smog of Chandler.

Analyses the links between suffering caused by the intentionally inflicted violence of war and the suffering unintentionally engendered by modern medicine's processes, establishing a fitting tribute to the academic and campaigning work of Meg Stacey who made gendered subjectivities a central concern of sociology.

A clear, bold book which provides a contemporary account of why medicine and health matter in our modern society. Written by an expert in both sociology and medicine, it critically explores key areas of debate and policy whilst explaining the practical realities of medicine today.