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

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

x, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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

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

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.