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
