A COMPANION TO HEALTH AND MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY
A Companion to Health and Medical Geography provides an essential
starting point for anyone interested in studying the role of geography
and of geographers, both past and present, in promoting an understanding
of issues relating to health and illness.
Whilst thoroughly mapping out the territory covered by the
sub-discipline and examining changes in focus and terminology, this book
offers a discussion of the major themes from differing methodological
and theoretical perspectives. Questions of class, ethnicity, gender,
age, and sexuality are covered throughout the text and case studies
within chapters draw upon scholarship from around the globe in order to
illuminate key points.
Organized to promote dialogue and encourage health and medical
geographers to rethink sub-disciplinary boundaries, this Companion
provides a unique account of the history of the field and its future
potential and possibilities.