This work provides a deconstruction of the idea of diplomacy that explores the links between its theory and practice. The author focuses on the language that underwrites and directs the theory and diplomacy, and shows that such a critical approach is actually a way of practising politics.
This popular and accessible text continues to cover the basic principles of the sociology of health and illness in an eminently readable way. This book investigates the relevance of sociology and considers a new direction one that places sociology in the context of healthcare settings, making the topic more realistic.