Iris Borowy

Anne Hardy

Social medicine was one of the key health paradigms of the early twentieth century. It perceived public health as a function of social conditions and aimed at improving it through comprehensive, horizontal strategies. Yet, it was no homogeneous or static phenomenon. Depending on time, place and circumstances, it took different, sometimes ideologically contradictory forms. This volume portrays leading medical experts from seven European countries. Their juxtaposition reveals a network of international interaction and shows how different people coped with the crises of the time in different ways, sometimes as part of the scientific mainstream, sometimes as opposition under attack, sometimes in exile. Their biographies reflect an ambivalent interplay of biomedicine, politics and social theory.

Biographies and Ideas in European Social Medicine Between the World Wars

Of Medicine and Men

Can-Seng Ooi

"Tasmania is a truly remarkable place which attracts growing numbers of visitors from the four corners of the globe. Our collective challenge is to ensure that tourism in Tasmania is sustainable and delivers benefits to the wider community while protecting and promoting what is truly unique about our island state."Richard EcclestonProfessor Director, Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of Tasmania"At a critical time for the industry, this book demands that Tasmanians consider the shape of the Island's future tourism industry. The book is not just relevant for the government and industry leaders who are currently debating this topic ; it challenges all Tasmanians in their respective communities to voice their opinions, so that what is special to them, remains so."David ReedLeading tourism industry consultant and operator, and former General Manager of Strahan Village

Tourism in Tasmania

Andy Bennett

Brady Robards

This collection brings together perspectives drawn from a range of international scholars who have conducted research into the applications of neo-tribal theory. The concept of the neo-tribe was first introduced by the French sociologist Michel Mafessoli (1996) to describe new forms of social bonds in the context of late modernity. This book critically explores the concepts that underpin neo-tribal theory, using perspectives from different disciplines, through a series of theoretically informed and empirically rich chapters. This innovative approach draws together a recently emergent body of work in cultural consumption, tourism and recreation studies. In doing so, the book critically progresses the concept of neo-tribe and highlights the strengths, weaknesses and the opportunities for the application of neo-tribal theory in an interdisciplinary way.

Anne Hardy

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