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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Publisher
New York : New Press, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N636.50896/13
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. 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 : New Press, 2005.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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Summary
"In this urgent and frightening book, Mike Davis reconstructs the scientific and political history of a viral apocalypse in the making, exposing the central roles of burgeoning slums, agribusiness, the fast-food industries, and corrupt governments in creating the ecological conditions for the emergence of this new plague. He points to the almost co...
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The monster at our door : the global threat of avian flu / Mike Davis.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N636.50896/13
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74VKqyM7om8b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKqyM7om8b
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1595580115
9781595580115
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636.50896203
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991020399809702626
