Contagion and chaos : disease, ecology, and national security in the era of globalization / Andrew T. Price-Smith.

  • Price-Smith, Andrew T.
Date:
[2009], ©2009
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Publication/Creation

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2009], ©2009.

Physical description

x, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes

Sequel to: The health of nations / Andrew T. Price-Smith. c2002.

Contents

Theory and exegesis : on health and the body politic -- Epidemic disease, history, and the state -- Pandemic influenza : on sclerosis in governance -- HIV/AIDS, state capacity, and national security : lessons from Zimbabwe -- Mad cows and Englishmen : BSE and the politics of discord -- Epidemic of fear : SARS and the political economy of contagion in the Pacific Rim -- War as a "disease amplifier" -- On health, power, and security.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-273) and index.

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  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    WA110 2009P94c
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780262162487
  • 0262162482
  • 9780262662031
  • 0262662035