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Voluntary Action and Illegal Drugs: Health and Society in Britain since the 1960s 1st ed. 2010 Edition
Author(s): A. Mold (Author), V. Berridge (Author)
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date: April 14, 2010
- Edition: 1st ed. 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 252 pages
- ISBN-10: 1349356301
- ISBN-13: 9781349356300
Book Description
A unique exploration of the changing ideas about the place of voluntarism and health care within society in Britain since the 1960s. By considering the work of voluntary organisations with illegal drug users, the authors provide a lens through which wider developments in the relationship between the state and civil society are examined.
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Review
‘We are lucky that two such talented scholars, with such a wealth of knowledge in the field, have joined together to write this ambitious and analytically rich book.’ Catherine Carstairs, University of Guelph, Social History of Medicine, vol 24, no 3, December 2011
About the Author
ALEX MOLD is a lecturer in history at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She is also the author of Heroin: The Treatment of Addiction in Twentieth Century Britain, published by Northern Illinois University Press in 2008.
VIRGINIA BERRIDGE is Professor of History at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Director of the Centre for History in Public Health. She is the author of books and articles on the history of health with a focus on drugs, other substances, public health and health policy.
