Pandemics and emerging infectious diseases : the sociological agenda

Infectious disease pandemics are a rising threat in our globalizing world.

This agenda-setting collection provides international analysis of the pressing sociological concerns they confront us with, from cross-border coordination of public health governance to geopolitical issues of development and social equity. Focuses on vital sociological issues raised by resurgent disease pandemicsDetailed analysis of case studies as well as broader, systemic factorsContributions from North America, Europe and Asia provide international perspectiveBold, agenda-setting treatment of a high-profile topic