| The Politics of Knowledge: Activist Movements in Medicine and Planning Contributor(s): Hoffman, Lily M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0887069495 ISBN-13: 9780887069499 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1989 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 305.553 |
| LCCN: 88-17447 |
| Series: Suny the Sociology of Work and Organizations |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 302 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this book the author examines the question of the compatibility of politics, policy-making, and professional work. Based on nineteen case studies of organizations, Hoffman looks at what happened as doctors and planners set out to redistribute services to minorities and the poor between 1960 and 1980. |