Epidemics

'Amid the epidemic of books on epidemics in recent years, analyses that step back and critically assess how such events are socially constructed have been scarce on the ground. This book provides readers with an intellectually fresh take on contemporary global health policy.'-Kelley Lee, Head, Public and Environmental Health Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. 'Through a series of case studies, this book explores responses mounted against selected diseases in different parts of the world, and, most importantly, the "actors and mindsets" underlying the chosen responses ... a valuable addition to the library of all those concerned with the effects and effectiveness of measures to protect global health.'-Joachim Otte, Coordinator Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative, Food and Agriculture Organization, UN. '[A] comprehensive book on a wide range of, mainly infectious disease, epidemic situations around the world ... a sobering read for anyone who has to take action in the face of the threat from an epidemic.'-Dr Jimmy Whitworth, Head of International Activities, The Wellcome Trust. 'Offering a theoretically sophisticated and practically useful set of reflecti