The Real War on Obesity: Contesting Knowledge and Meaning in a Public Health Crisis
Author:   John Boswell
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
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9781137582515


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   09 August 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   John Boswell
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   4.149kg
ISBN:  

9781137582515


ISBN 10:   1137582510
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   09 August 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Chapter 1. Introducing the real ‘war on obesity’.- Part I. Problem definition.- Chapter 2. Debating individual agency.- Chapter 3. Defining the scope.- Chapter 4. Disputing the problem.- Part II. Policy engagement.- Chapter 5. Representing knowledge.- Chapter 6. Claiming knowledge.- Chapter 7. Contesting knowledge.- Chapter 8. Transmitting knowledge.- Chapter 9. Conclusion. 

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John Boswell is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Southampton, UK. He conducts research on democratic governance, health policy and interpretive research methodology.                               

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