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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797757103321

Autore

Altenbaugh Richard J

Titolo

The Last Children’s Plague [[electronic resource] ] : Poliomyelitis, Disability, and Twentieth-Century American Culture / / by Richard J. Altenbaugh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015

ISBN

1-137-52785-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (308 p.)

Disciplina

362.19892/83500973

Soggetti

Childhood

Adolescence

America—History

Sociology

History, Modern

Medicine 

Health

United States—History

Childhood, Adolescence and Society

History of the Americas

Sociology, general

Modern History

Popular Science in Medicine and Health

US History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The American plague -- Many yellow caskets -- After treatment -- Wheelchair gladiators -- Home sweet home -- The cripples -- Polio's legacy.

Sommario/riassunto

Poliomyelitis, better known as polio, thoroughly stumped the medical science community. Polio's impact remained highly visible and sometimes lingered, exacting a priceless physical toll on its young victims and their families as well as transforming their social worlds.



This social history of infantile paralysis is plugged into the rich and dynamic developments of the United States during the first half of the twentieth century. Children became epidemic refugees because of anachronistic public health policies and practices. They entered the emerging, clinical world of the hospital, rupturing physical and emotional connections with their parents and siblings. As they underwent rehabilitation, they created ward cultures. They returned home to occasionally find hostile environments and always discover changed relationships due to their disabilities. The changing concept of the child, from an economic asset to an emotional commitment, medical advances, and improved sanitation policies led to significant improvements in child health and welfare. This study, relying on published autobiographies, memoirs, and oral histories, captures the impact of this disease on children's personal lives, encompassing public-health policies, hospitalization, philanthropic and organizational responses, physical therapy, family life, and schooling. It captures the anger, frustration, and terror not only among children but parents, neighbors, and medical professionals alike.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9911015647403321

Autore

Ing Lili Yan

Titolo

The New Global Economic Order

Pubbl/distr/stampa

2025

Oxford : , : Taylor & Francis Group, , 2025

©2025

ISBN

1-04-040015-9

1-04-040020-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (291 pages)

Classificazione

POL011020POL024000BUS113000

Altri autori (Persone)

RodrikDani

Disciplina

330

Soggetti

Nonfiction

Business

Economics

Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Global Economic Order: A Brief History -- 3 Rethinking Global Governance: Cooperation in a World of Power -- 4 Roles of Bilateral, Regional, and Plurilateral Cooperation -- 5 Correlated Trade and Geopolitics Driving a Fractured World Order -- 6 Economic Transformation and the New Economic Order -- 7 A New Growth Strategy for Developing Nations -- 8 The Need for Multipolar Artificial Intelligence Governance -- 9 The Green Industrial Revolution: Consequences and Policies -- 10 International Financial and Tax Reforms -- 11 Global Resource Mobilisation: Health and Economic Recovery -- 12 The New Economic Order: Do Market Mechanisms Deliver Better Growth? -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Featuring insights from leading economists--including Daron Acemoglu, Justin Yifu Lin, and Joseph Stiglitz--this volume offers expert commentary on economic transformation, development strategies, and the evolving global order. It further examines into pressing governance questions surrounding AI, green technology, etc.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910490718703321

Autore

Bühlmann Felix

Titolo

L’espace infirmier : Visions et divisions d’une profession / Bühlmann, Felix [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Neuchâtel, Suisse, : Livreo-Alphil, 2020

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Collana

La République des idées

Altri autori (Persone)

LongchampPhilippe

TawfikAmal

Soggetti

Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

"J’ai jamais voulu être infirmière. Je voulais pas avoir une blouse, être



dans un hôpital, faire des prises de sang. Je trouvais ça vraiment crétin comme métier!" Rien ne semblait prédisposer Madame Maceira à devenir infirmière. Voilà pourtant 15 ans qu’elle exerce cette profession avec passion en psychiatrie. Mais sans blouse, sans faire de prises de sang, et loin de l’hôpital. Elle n’est donc pas une infirmière comme les autres. Mais qui sont donc ces autres infirmières? Existe-t-il une infirmière type? Est-ce nécessairement une femme qui, touchée par une vocation précoce, exerce dans un hôpital au chevet des patients? En répondant à ces questions, les auteurs dressent un portrait totalement inédit de la profession qui rompt avec son apparente homogénéité. S’appuyant sur plusieurs dizaines d’entretiens et près de 3000 questionnaires, ils révèlent l’existence d’un espace infirmier fortement différencié et hiérarchisé, dans lequel les différents points de vue professionnels sont étroitement liés aux positions occupées. À l’heure où la profession se trouve confrontée à des enjeux majeurs (pénurie de personnel, vieillissement de la population, rationalisation des soins, académisation des formations et développement de la recherche), ce livre constitue un outil de compréhension précieux pour tous les professionnels de santé et les étudiants. En mobilisant la théorie des champs de Pierre Bourdieu, il contribue plus largement au renouvellement de l’analyse sociologique des professions.