| The Peter Townsend Reader Contributor(s): Walker, Alan (Editor), Gordon, David (Editor), Levitas, Ruth (Editor) |
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ISBN: 184742404X ISBN-13: 9781847424044 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Social Science | Social Work |
| Dewey: 361.61 |
| LCCN: 2010278505 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.6" W x 9.4" (2.42 lbs) 696 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Peter Townsend, who sadly passed away in June 2009, had a long career researching an exceptional range of topics within the social sciences and campaigning against social inequalities. This reader brings together for the first time a collection of his most distinctive work, allowing readers to review changes and continuities over the past six decades, and reflect on social issues that have returned to the fore today. A particular feature of the volume is in tracing the links between empirical evidence and both social theory and social policy, and how those disciplines intersect. This reader will provide a teaching and learning resource for students in different disciplines of the social sciences and will also provide an insight into the development of one scientist's entire intellectual approach. We hope it will be a fitting memorial to his life and work. |
Contributor Bio(s): Walker, Alan: - Alan Walker is professor of social policy and social gerontology at the University of Sheffield, UK. He served as director of the New Dynamics of Ageing Programme from 2005 to 2014.Yeates, Nicola: - Nicola Yeates is professor of social policy at the Open University, Milton Keynes. Phillipson, Chris: - Chris Phillipson is professor of sociology and social gerontology in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Manchester. |