Among the developed countries it is not the richest societies which have the best health, but those which have the smallest income differences between rich and poor.  Meer

Among the developed countries it is not the richest societies which have the best health, but those which have the smallest income differences between rich and poor.  Meer

In this book, pioneering social epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson, shows how inequality affects social relations and well-being. In wealthy countries, health is not simply a matter of material circumstances and access to health care; it is also how your relationships and social standing make you feel about life.  Meer

In this book, pioneering social epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson, shows how inequality affects social relations and well-being. In wealthy countries, health is not simply a matter of material circumstances and access to health care; it is also how your relationships and social standing make you feel about life.  Meer

Originally published in 1973 and now reissued with a new Preface, this striking book challenges the whole structure of our thinking on how societies develop – why some are primitive and others advanced.  Meer

Originally published in 1986, this book discusses issues such as social class differences in health; the effect of unemployment on health; the relationship between income and health; how much of the class differences in death rates can be explained in terms of medically recognized factors.  Meer

Originally published in 1973 and now reissued with a new Preface, this striking book challenges the whole structure of our thinking on how societies develop – why some are primitive and others advanced.  Meer

Eswar ein besonderes Privileg fur mieh, in denvergangenen zwanzig [ahren tiber die bestimmenden sozialen und wirtsehaftliehen Fakto­ ren im Gesundheitswesen arbeiten zu durfen, Angefangen hat alles mit einem Zeitungsartikel, den ieh 1976 naeh Beendigung meiner Magisterarbeit in Form eines offenen Briefes an den damaligen Mi­ nister fur Gesundheit und Soziales David Ennals in der Labour-Re­ gierungvon Callaghanrichtete.  Meer

A fully illustrated and systematic survey of the mythology, iconography and worship of the mysterious and awe-inspiring deities that dominated Egyptian religion from early pharaonic times to the Roman period.  Meer