This collection of essays examines the interrelations between illness, disability, health, society, and culture. The contributors examine how "narratives" have emerged and been utilized within these areas to help those who have experienced d injury, disability, dementia, pain, grief, or psychological trauma to express their stories. Encompassing clinical case studies, ethnographic field studies and autobiographical case studies, Health, Illness and Culture offers a broad overview and critical analysis of the present state of "illness narratives" within the fields of health and social welfare.

If you are planning on visiting our neighbor to the North, you'll need DK's Eyewitness Travel Guide: Canada to show you the best this beautiful country has to offer. Broken into six distinct sections: Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, Central Canada, Northern Canada and British Columbia and the Rockies -- this guide allows you to find the best places to stay, eat, shop, and visit while in Canada. Includes more than 900 full-color photographs. There is something in this informative reference for everyone.

Building on the success of the Eyewitness Travel Guides and Top 10 Travel Guides, DK has created e.guides, the perfect travel companions for the hip, style-conscious traveler. Highlighting the best places to eat and shop, and the coolest local hangouts, each guide has its own regularly updated website, ideal for accessing the very latest each destination has to offer.

Building on the success of the Eyewitness Travel Guides and Top 10 Travel Guides, DK has created e.guides, the perfect travel companions for the hip, style-conscious traveler. Highlighting the best places to eat and shop, and the coolest local hangouts, each guide has its own regularly updated website, ideal for accessing the very latest each destination has to offer.