Vermin, victims and disease British debates over bovine tuberculosis and badgers
“Dr Cassidy draws pertinent general conclusions about generating policy and mediating the role of the expert in today’s science-sceptic and increasingly polarised society... It is both a useful and original contribution, specifically to the history of zoonotic disease policy, and policy history more...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cham
Springer Nature
2019
Cham : 2019. |
| Edición: | 1st edition 2019. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009431285306719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part One: CONTEXTS
- 1 Of Badgers, Bovines and Bacteria
- 2 How the Badger Became Tuberculous
- Part Two: REFRAMING BOVINE TB (c.1960-1995)
- 3 Changing Veterinary Knowledge
- 4 Pest Control and Ecology
- 5 Protecting the Badger?
- Part Three: CONTESTING ANIMAL HEALTH (1996-PRESENT)
- 6 Cutting the Cake of Science and Policy
- 7 Building a Public Controversy
- 8 Conclusion – The Badgers Have Moved the Goalposts!.
