Screen LibraryDisease and security：natural plagues and biological weapons in East Asia
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | London New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2007. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Contemporary security studies |
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| Carrier Form: | 229 p.: ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780415422345 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0415422345 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780203089019 (ebk.) 0203089014 (ebk.) |
| Index Number: | E863 |
| CLC: | E863 |
| Call Number: | E863/E566 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [194]-220) and index. Infectious diseases as a security challenge -- Natural plagues -- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome -- H5N1 avian influenza : pandemic pending? -- Outbreak response : rallying around the state -- Biological weapons -- The science and history of deliberate disease -- Biological attacks and the non-state perpetrator -- Responses to the biological weapons problem -- Pathogen research -- Beyond biosafety : the security consciousness of scientists -- Biodefence : lessons from the United States -- Conclusion. |