The politics of health promotion : case studies from Denmark and England /

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'This book examines the quest to promote the health and vigour of individuals and populations of liberal democracies. Inspired by Michel Foucault's analytics of (bio- )power, it provides a critical account of the lack of moral limitations of the political interventions seeking to make citi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Triantafillou, Peter (Author), Vucina, Naja (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2018.
Series:Manchester Political Studies
Subjects:
Health promotion > Denmark.
Health reformers > England.
Promotion de la santé > Danemark.
Hygiénistes (Mouvement) > Angleterre.
Medicine.
Medicine: general issues.
Public health and preventive medicine.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Comparative Politics.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Healthy Living.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
Health promotion
Health reformers
Denmark
England
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Critical studies of the politics of public health promotion
  • 2. Governing public health in England and Denmark
  • 3. Fighting obesity in England
  • 4. Governing obesity in Denmark
  • 5. Promoting recovery in England
  • 6 Promoting recovery in Denmark
  • Conclusion.

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