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disease, ecology, and national security in the era of globalization

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An edition of Contagion and chaos (2008)

Contagion and chaos

disease, ecology, and national security in the era of globalization

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An analysis of infectious disease as a threat to national security that examines the destabilizing effects of the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, SARS, and Mad Cow Disease.

Publish Date
Publisher
MIT Press
Language
English
Pages
281

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Table of 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.

Edition Notes

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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Cambridge, MA

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
362.196/9
Library of Congress
RA643 .P73 2009, RA643.P73 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. ;
Number of pages
281

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL16871866M
ISBN 13
9780262162487, 9780262662031
LCCN
2008021363
OCLC/WorldCat
228569418
LibraryThing
8146346
Goodreads
6337299

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL9159262W

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