A MANUFACTURED PLAGUE (Book)

Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is currently regarded as one of the world's worst animal plagues. But how did this label become attached to a curable disease that poses little threat to human health? And why, in the epidemic of 2001, did the government's control strategy still rely upon Victorian trade restrictions and mass slaughter? This groundbreaking and well-researched book shows that, for over a century, FMD has brought fear, tragedy and sorrow- damaging businesses and affecting international relations. Yet these effects were neither inevitable nor caused by FMD itself but were, rather, the product of the legislation used to control it, and in this sense FMD is a 'manufactured' plague rather than a natural one. A Manufactured Plague turns the spotlight on this process of manufacture, revealing a rich history beset by controversy, in which party politics, class relations, veterinary ambitions, agricultural practices, the priorities of farming and the meat trade, fears for national security and scientific progress all made FMD what it is today.

General

Imprint:	Earthscan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2004
First published:	July 2004
Authors:	Abigail Woods
Dimensions:	220 x 157 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Book
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-84407-080-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Animal husbandry > General Books > Professional & Technical > Veterinary science > Veterinary medicine: infectious diseases & therapeutics > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General
LSN:	1-84407-080-8
Barcode:	9781844070800

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