Vermin, Victims and Disease - British Debates over Bovine Tuberculosis and Badgers (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

This open access book provides the first critical history of the controversy over whether to cull wild badgers to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in British cattle. This question has plagued several professional generations of politicians, policymakers, experts and campaigners since the early 1970s. Questions of what is known, who knows, who cares, who to trust and what to do about this complex problem have been the source of scientific, policy, and increasingly vociferous public debate ever since. This book integrates contemporary history, science and technology studies, human-animal relations, and policy research to conduct a cross-cutting analysis. It explores the worldviews of those involved with animal health, disease ecology and badger protection between the 1970s and 1990s, before reintegrating them to investigate the recent public polarisation of the controversy. Finally it asks how we might move beyond the current impasse.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	October 2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	Angela Cassidy
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	366
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-019185-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Bio-ethics Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Animal husbandry > Dairy farming Books > Professional & Technical > Veterinary science > Veterinary science: large animals (domestic / farm) > General Books > Professional & Technical > Veterinary science > Veterinary medicine: infectious diseases & therapeutics > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Promotions
LSN:	3-03-019185-0
Barcode:	9783030191856

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