Biosecurity in the global age : biological weapons, public health, and the rule of law /

Biosecurity in the Global Age comprehensively analyzes the security threats that biological weapons and naturally occurring infectious diseases pose to societies in the early 21st century. The book explains how these weapons and infectious diseases create security challenges, analyzes each of these...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fidler, David P.
Otros Autores: Gostin, Lawrence O. (Lawrence Ogalthorpe)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Law and Politics, ©2008.
Temas:
Biological warfare > Prevention.
Bioterrorism > Prevention.
Biological weapons.
Public health laws.
Biological Warfare > prevention & control
Biological Warfare > legislation & jurisprudence
Biological Warfare Agents > legislation & jurisprudence
Bioterrorism > prevention & control
Public Health > legislation & jurisprudence
Armes biologiques.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Terrorism.
Biological weapons
Bioterrorism > Prevention
Public health laws
Prävention
Biologischer Krieg
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Biosecurity in the Global Age comprehensively analyzes the security threats that biological weapons and naturally occurring infectious diseases pose to societies in the early 21st century. The book explains how these weapons and infectious diseases create security challenges, analyzes each of these threats in detail, and explores the new governance strategies emerging to address these rapidly changing problems.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 306 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780804774475
0804774471
0804750297
9780804750295

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