Coopers Crossing is the uplifting story of four generations of one Southern family overcoming adversity, celebrating life and adapting to the changing times.

The National Health Service has provided Britain's healthcare since 1948. This institution has been the subject of terse political debate since its inception and has had a number of complex reforms and restructures. Yet, the meanings of the NHS are not only - or even primarily - lived out in politics. Nearly every Briton comes into contact with the NHS - from cradle to grave - and this system of healthcare shapes society, culture and everyday life. This book charts these multiple meanings, looking at the NHS as a site of work, activism and consumerism, as a space and in cultural...