Bracing for Armageddon?: The Science and Politics of Bioterrorism in America

Author:   William R Clark (, Professor and chair emeritus, Immunology, UCLA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780195336214


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   15 May 2008
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   William R Clark (, Professor and chair emeritus, Immunology, UCLA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.10cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 14.20cm
Weight:   0.391kg
ISBN:  

9780195336214


ISBN 10:   0195336216
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   15 May 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Tales of a Dark Winter: A Play in Three Acts Chapter 2: Bioterrorism in America Chapter 3: Agents of Terror Chapter 4: Genetically Modified Pathogens Chapter 5: The Ultimate Bioterrorist - Mother Nature! Chapter 6: The Very Food on Your Plate (And the Water in Your Glass) Chapter 7: America Responds Chapter 8: Political, Legal, and Social Issues in a National Health Emergency Chapter 9: The Politics of Bioterrorism in America Chapter 10: Assessing the Threat Notes Glossary Index

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A book that manages to be at once fairly comprehensive in scope and accessible to the general public, Bracing for Armageddon should be of interest not only to those involved in science and policy, but also to those wanting to know the details of existing threats, and what is being done to thwart them. -- Chemical Heritage<br> Bracing for Armageddon provides a skillfully written and highly accessible overview of bioterrorism. While some bits of information may be challenging for the non-scientist, Clark's well-organized book includes extensive and helpful endnotes, an index, and a glossary. This is a valuable reference for an informed citizenry. -- Calforina Literary Review<br>


Recommended. --Choice A book that manages to be at once fairly comprehensive in scope and accessible to the general public, Bracing for Armageddon should be of interest not only to those involved in science and policy, but also to those wanting to know the details of existing threats, and what is being done to thwart them. -- Chemical Heritage Bracing for Armageddon provides a skillfully written and highly accessible overview of bioterrorism. While some bits of information may be challenging for the non-scientist, Clark's well-organized book includes extensive and helpful endnotes, an index, and a glossary. This is a valuable reference for an informed citizenry. -- Calforina Literary Review An introductory volume to biological weapons (BW) issues. If the book appears in a second edition, it should expand the sources provided and correct a small number of technical errors. --Nonproliferation Review


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William R. Clark is Professor and Chair Emeritus of Immunology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is an internationally recognized authority on the killer T lymphocytes involved in organ transplant rejection and in viral immunity. He has written extensively on topics in science and medicine for the general public.

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