The monster at our door : the global threat of avian flu / Mike Davis.
The monster at our door : the global threat of avian flu / Mike Davis.
The monster at our door : the global threat of avian flu / Mike Davis.
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New York : Metropolitan, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N636.50896/17
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English
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Physical content
xii, 228 p. : 21 cm.
Contents
Preface : Pieta -- 1. Evolution's fast lane -- 2. The virulence of poverty -- 3. The wrong lessons -- 4. Birds of Hong Kong -- 5. A messy story -- 6. Pandemic surprise -- 7. The triangle of doom -- 8. Plague and profit -- 9. Edge of the abyss -- 10. Homeland insecurity -- 11. Structural contradictio...
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Publisher
New York : Metropolitan, 2006.
Edition
1st Owl Books ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2006.
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"In The Monster at Our Door, Mike Davis reconstructs the scientific and political history of this viral apocalypse in the making, exposing the central roles played by burgeoning slums, the agribusiness and fast-food industries, and corrupt governments. He tracks the avian flu crisis as the virus moves west and drug companies continue to prioritize...
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The monster at our door : the global threat of avian flu / Mike Davis.
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Originally published in hardcover by the New Press.
"Additional material 2006 by Mike Davis"--Copr. p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N636.50896/17
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74VKJPE8RxkO
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0805081917 (pbk.)
9780805081916 (pbk.)
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636.50896203
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991022078389702626
