Infectious disease pandemics are a rising threat in our globalizing world. This agenda-setting collection provides international analysis of the pressing sociological concerns they confront us with, from cross-border coordination of public health governance to geopolitical issues of development and social equity.



Focuses on vital sociological issues raised by resurgent disease pandemics
Detailed analysis of case studies as well as broader, systemic factors
Contributions from North America, Europe and Asia provide international perspective
Bold, agenda-setting treatment of a high-profile topic