Bioinsecurity and Vulnerability by Nancy N Chen

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Summary

Life today is rife with rapid-fire “high alert” responses, a proliferating trend that is especially pronounced in the US. September 11, 2001 looms as an inescapable spectral presence, defining an important baseline for the ramping up of biosecurity measures. However, the contributors to this volume argue against biosecurity as the new status quo by focusing instead on the ugly underbelly.

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Bioinsecurity and Vulnerability by Nancy N Chen

Life today is rife with rapid-fire high alert responses, a proliferating trend that is especially pronounced in the US. September 11, 2001 looms as an inescapable spectral presence, defining an important baseline for the ramping up of biosecurity measures. However, the contributors to this volume argue against biosecurity as the new status quo by focusing instead on the ugly underbelly.
Lesley Sharp is Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Anthropology at Barnard College and Senior Research Scientist in Sociomedical Sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. She is the author of Strange Harvest: Organ Transplants, Denatured Bodies, and the Transformed Self.
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ISBN 13 9781938645426
ISBN 10 1938645421
Title Bioinsecurity and Vulnerability
Author Nancy N Chen
Series School For Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher SAR Press
Year published 2015-01-30
Number of pages 320
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