Publics and Their Health: Historical Problems and Perspectives
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Publics and Their Health: Historical Problems and Perspectives
By (Author) Alex Mold
Edited by Peder Clark
Edited by Hannah J. Elizabeth
Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press
1st March 2023
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Public health and preventive medicine
Social and cultural history
362.1
Physical Properties
Hardback
216
Width 138mm, Height 216mm, Spine 13mm
399g
Description
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a renewed interest in the relationship between public health authorities and the public. Particular attention has been paid to problem publics who do not follow health advice. This is not a new issue. As the chapters in this collection demonstrate, the designation of certain groups or populations as problem publics has long been a part of health policy and practice. By exploring the creation and management of these problem publics in a range of time periods and geographical locations, the collection sheds light on what is both specific and particular. For health authorities, publics themselves were often thought to pose problems, because of their behaviour, identity or location. But publics could and did resist this framing. There were, and continue to be, many problems with seeing publics as problems.
Author Bio
Alex Mold is Associate Professor in History at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Peder Clark is Research Fellow in History at the University of Strathclyde
Hannah J. Elizabeth is Research Fellow in History at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
