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The Politics of Emerging and Resurgent Infectious Diseases
Jim Whitman
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Description for The Politics of Emerging and Resurgent Infectious Diseases
Hardcover. The premise behind this collection of essays in that the causal relations, impacts and consequences of the resurgence in infectious diseases are as much political as medical or scientific. The book is designed as an introduction to the field. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 487.
HIV/AIDS is but one of a number of new and deadly diseases which threaten communities throughout the world. Together with the resurgence of diseases once thought to have been 'conquered', the human costs and social implications have begun to engage a diverse range of practitioners and scholars. The premise behind this collection of distinguished essays in that the causal relations, impacts and consequences of this disturbing trend are as much political as medical or scientific. This book is an excellent introduction to a field of growing importance.
HIV/AIDS is but one of a number of new and deadly diseases which threaten communities throughout the world. Together with the resurgence of diseases once thought to have been 'conquered', the human costs and social implications have begun to engage a diverse range of practitioners and scholars. The premise behind this collection of distinguished essays in that the causal relations, impacts and consequences of this disturbing trend are as much political as medical or scientific. This book is an excellent introduction to a field of growing importance.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Macmillan Pub Co
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
223
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333691274
SKU
V9780333691274
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99-15
About Jim Whitman
JIM WHITMAN is a member of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Cambridge University. He is the co-editor of the Journal of Humanitarian Assistance and general editor of the Macmillan Global Issues series.
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