Biosecurity dilemmas : dreaded diseases, ethical responses, and the health of nations / Christian En...
Biosecurity dilemmas : dreaded diseases, ethical responses, and the health of nations / Christian En...
Biosecurity dilemmas : dreaded diseases, ethical responses, and the health of nations / Christian Enemark.
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Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2017]
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G 2017/6933
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxii, 203 pages ; 23 cm
Content type
text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Protect or proliferate. Biodefense and the security dilemma ; Vertical proliferation and threats from within -- Secure or stifle. Laboratory biosecurity ; Export and publication controls -- Remedy or overkill. Social distancing and national security ; Border security and transnational contagion -- A...
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Publisher
Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2017]
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
Biosecurity Dilemmas examines conflicting values and interests in the practice of "biosecurity," the safeguarding of populations against infectious diseases through security policies. Biosecurity encompasses both the natural occurrence of deadly disease outbreaks and the deliberate or accidental release of biological weapons. Enemark focuses on six...
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Biosecurity dilemmas : dreaded diseases, ethical responses, and the health of nations / Christian Enemark.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-194) and index.
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Online version: Enemark, Christian, author. Biosecurity dilemmas Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 2017 9781626164055 (DLC) 2016040083
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G 2017/6933
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74VKVGz22RJy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVGz22RJy
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ISBN
9781626164031
DDC
174.2944
MMS ID
991024152419702626
