{"product_id":"9781405161336","title":"Networked Disease Emerging Infections in the Global City","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eNetworked Disease\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEmerging Infections in the Global City\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eS. Harris Ali | Roger Keil\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedical \/ Epidemiology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA collection of writings by leading experts and newer researchers on the SARS outbreak and its relation to infectious disease management in progressively global and urban societies.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents original contributions by scholars from seven countries on four continents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConnects newer thinking on global cities, networks, and governance in a post-national era of public health regulations and neo-liberalization of state services\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an important contribution to the global public debate on the challenges of emerging infectious disease in cities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the impact of globalization on future infectious disease threats on international and local politics and culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on the ways pathogens interact with economic, political and social factors, ultimately presenting a threat to human development and global cities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmploys an interdisciplinary approach to the SARS epidemic, clearly demonstrating the value of social scientific perspectives on the study of modern disease in a globalized world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eS. Harris Ali\u003c\/b\u003e is a trained Environmental Sociologist and an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University, Toronto. His research interests involve the study of environmental health issues and the sociology of disasters and risk from an interdisciplinary perspective. He has published on toxic contamination events and disease outbreaks in such journals as \u003ci\u003eSocial Problems, Social Science and Medicine, The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Canadian Public Policy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Keil\u003c\/b\u003e is the Director of the City Institute, and Professor at the Faculty of Environmental Studies, at York University, Toronto. His publications include \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles: Urbanization, Globalization and Social Struggles\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNature and the City: Making Environmental Policy in Toronto and Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Global Cities Reader\u003c\/i\u003e. Keil is the co-editor of the \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research\u003c\/i\u003e and a member of the International Network for Urban Research and Action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 October 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405161336\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e384\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377988563084,"sku":"9781405161336","price":91.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405161336_8f75561d-dcac-4e46-9ecd-494dd1544195.jpg?v=1780161568","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405161336","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}