BIOSECURITY by Brian Rappert (Editor), Chandre Gould (Editor) ( 9780230245730 )

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Title:

BIOSECURITY
ORIGINS, TRANSFORMATIONS AND PRACTICES

By:

Brian Rappert (Editor), Chandre Gould (Editor)

Format:

Electronic book text

List price:	£72.00
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ISBN 10:

0230245730

ISBN 13:

9780230245730

Publisher:

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

Pub. date:

29 October, 2009

Series:

New Security Challenges

Description:

This book explores the origins, interpretations and meanings of the term 'biosecurity'. It brings together contributors on issues relating to the perceptions of the threat of biological weapons and how states are responding, or not, to the challenges posed by the potential of the products of the life sciences to be used for destructive purposes.

Synopsis:

Biosecurity is a term with a rising currency. Yet it means different things to different people, organizations, and states around the world. For some the term means protecting and enhancing biodiversity, while for others it signals the efforts to contain animal diseases. In the post 9-11 world, biosecurity has also come to refer to the various measures envisaged and enacted to counter threats from biological weapons. In this volume, thirteen contributors explore the origins and meanings of 'biosecurity' in the context of efforts to prevent the destructive application of modern science. Biosecurity includes views from international and professional organizations, from States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention, and from diverse countries across the globe - including China, the US, Argentina, Japan, South Africa, New Zealand and Germany.

Illustrations:

3, 3 black & white tables

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Imprint:

Palgrave Macmillan

Returns:

Non-returnable

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