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Author:   Martin Döring ,  Brigitte Nerlich ,  Bethan Hirst ,  Martin D Ring
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780719077005

ISBN 10:   0719077001
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   22 July 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of plates List of figures List of tables List of contributors Preface List of abbreviations I. Introduction and historical overview 1. From mayhem to meaning: an introduction to the cultural meaning of the 2001 outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in the UK - Martin Doring and Brigitte Nerlich 2. The historical roots of FMD control in Britain, 1839-2001 - Abigail Woods II. Experiences expressed 3. Farmers/writers: 'They may be experts but they know nowt' - Pamela Sandiford 4. Farmers: FMD and the abuse of democratic process - Susan Atkinson 5. Media: FMD in the West Country and the role of the Western Morning News - Barrie Williams 6. Artists and photographers: trembling representations - picturing FMD - Michael Madden (artwork) and Ian Geering (photography) III. Experiences analysed 7. Farmers and valuers: divisions and divisiveness and the social cost of FMD - a sociological analysis of FMD in one locality - Sam Hillyard 8. Churches: the response of local churches to FMD - Lewis Burton 9. Children: 'Mary had a little lamb...' - trauma, stress and coping during the 2001 FMD crisis, as seen through the medium of children's poems - Martin Doring IV. Experiences, contexts, analysis 10. Biosecurity: biosecurity and idyllic England in millennial Britain - Samantha Twigg Johnson 11. Life changes: altered lifescapes - Ian Convery, Cathy Bailey, Maggie Mort and Josephine Baxter 12. Technology: FMD 2001 - lessons emerging from county council websites - Briony Oates 13. Technology: the information and social needs of Cumbrian farmers during the UK 2001 FMD outbreak and the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) - Chris Hagar 14. Media: conceptualising Foot and Mouth Disease - the socio-cultural role of metaphors, frames and narratives - Brigitte Nerlich 15. Rumour: viral cows and viral culture? Towards an explanation of rumour in the 2001 UK outbreak of FMD - Nick Wright and Brigitte Nerlich 16. Disaster: a further species of trouble? Disaster and narrative - John Law and Vicky Singleton V. Epilogue 17. Speaking truth to power: Foot and Mouth and the future of agriculture and its communities - Jules Pretty Index

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The way in which contributors to this volume interrogate the knowledge-deficit model with reference to cognitive and social linguistics is timely (Paul R. Gilbert, Agriculture Hum Values 29:275-276, 2012) -- Paul R. Gilbert. Agriculture Hum Values 29:275-276

The way in which contributors to this volume interrogate the knowledge-deficit model with reference to cognitive and social linguistics is timely (Paul R. Gilbert, Agriculture Hum Values 29:275-276, 2012) -- .

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Martin Doring is Research Fellow at the Research Centre for Biotechnology, Society and the Environment, University of Hamburg Brigitte Nerlich is Professor of Science, Language and Society at the Institute for Science and Society, University of Nottingham

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