Jan Gustafsson – författare

Pediatrik är en barnmedicinsk lärobok som framför allt är avsedd att användas inom utbildningen av läkare. Den täcker in alla områden inom barnmedicinen och kan med fördel även användas av övrig personal inom barnsjukvården.Detta är den andra upplagan av Pediatrik. Den beskriver barnets normala utveckling, barn- och ungdomsårens sjukdomar liksom diagnostiska hjälpmedel och behandlingsprinciper. Förutom att samtliga kapitel har uppdaterats har den nya upplagan utökats med ett nytt kapitel om akut pediatrik. Det har dessutom tillkommit nya foton och illustrationer samt tabeller och faktarutor med sammanfattande information.

Christian Moëll är universitetslektor i pediatrik vid Lunds universitet och överläkare vid Skånes universitetssjukhus i Lund. Jan Gustafsson är professor i pediatrik vid Uppsala universitet och överläkare vid Akademiska Barnsjukhuset i Uppsala.

Two phenomena are of central interest in the nine contributions that make up this volume: one is the question of power and its multiple forms, and the other is that geographical, political and cultural multifaceted unity we call the ‘the Americas’. The book is a multidisciplinary effort, written by scholars from the fields of history, political science, anthropology, sociology and cultural studies, who all share an interest in the ways in which power is projected in the Americas.

Some contributors focus on the sources of power, while others are more concerned with how it is presented and legitimized by those who hold it. Likewise, some investigate the relations between government and citizens, while others look at more informal structures of power. Common to all contributions, however, is that they attempt to trace the forms that political and social power take in different American contexts – from the highest echelons of political power in Washington, D.C. to the local politics of a small village in Mexico. Common to all contributions is a nuanced exploration of the various manifestations of political and social power in the Americas.

Two phenomena are of central interest in the nine contributions that make up this volume: one is the question of power and its multiple forms, and the other is that geographical, political and cultural multifaceted unity we call the ‘the Americas’. The book is a multidisciplinary effort, written by scholars from the fields of history, political science, anthropology, sociology and cultural studies, who all share an interest in the ways in which power is projected in the Americas.

Some contributors focus on the sources of power, while others are more concerned with how it is presented and legitimized by those who hold it. Likewise, some investigate the relations between government and citizens, while others look at more informal structures of power. Common to all contributions, however, is that they attempt to trace the forms that political and social power take in different American contexts – from the highest echelons of political power in Washington, D.C. to the local politics of a small village in Mexico. Common to all contributions is a nuanced exploration of the various manifestations of political and social power in the Americas.