Selected Readings in the Cultural, Social and Behavioural Determinants of Health Edited by John C. Caldwell and Gigi Santow AUS$ 14.95 plus shipping (not available) Health Transition Series book number 1 13 August 2001 Mortality Transition John C. Caldwell. Routes to low mortality in poor countries. Pp. 1-46. Alaka M. Basu. Household influences on childhood mortality: evidence from historical and recent mortality trends. Pp. 47-65. Samuel H. Preston. Resources, knowledge and child mortality: a comparison of the US in the late nineteenth century and developing countries today. Pp. 66-78. Education John G. Cleland and Jerome K. van Ginneken. Maternal education and child survival in developing countries: the search for pathways of influence. Pp. 79-100. John C. Caldwell. Mass education as a determinant of mortality decline. Pp. 101-111. Shirley Lindenbaum, Manisha Chakraborty and Mohammed Elias. The influence of maternal education on infant and child mortality in Bangladesh. Pp. 112-131. John Simons. Cultural dimensions of the mother's contribution to child survival. Pp. 132-146. Family Behaviour Lincoln C. Chen, Emdadul Huq and Stan D'Souza. Sex bias in the family allocation of food and health care in rural Bangladesh. Pp. 147-163. Michel Garenne and Francine van de Walle. Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to child health and mortality in Sine-Saloum, Senegal. Pp. 164-174. Mechanisms - Anthropological Investigations M.E. Khan, Richard Anker, S.K. Ghosh Dastidar and Shashi Bairathi. Inequalities between men and women in nutrition and family welfare services: an in-depth enquiry in an Indian village. Pp. 175-199. John C. Caldwell, P.H. Reddy and Pat Caldwell. The social component of mortality decline: an investigation in South India employing alternative methodologies. Pp. 200-221. John C. Caldwell, Indra Gajanayake, Pat Caldwell and Indrani Peiris. Sensitization to illness and the risk of death: an explanation for Sri Lanka's approach to good health for all. Pp. 222-248. Health Programmes Edward C. Green. Can collaborative programmes between biomedical and African indigenous health practitioners succeed? Pp. 249-260. W. Henry Mosley. Will primary health care reduce infant and child mortality? Pp. 261-294. Ordering Information Health Transition Centre books are for sale through the Demography and Sociology Program. Orders may be emailed to vanessa.mcgrath@anu.edu.au Fax orders can be made on: +61 2 6125 3031.