Voluntary Action and Illegal Drugs: Health and Society in Britain Since the 1960s

by Alex Mold, Virginia Berridge, V Berridge, et al.

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349356301
• ISBN13: 9781349356300
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"