Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations 1328974839, 9781328974839

Pandemics Among Nations: U.S. Foreign Policy and the New Grand Chessboard 9783110740868, 9783110740752

The end of the Cold War marks the geopolitical peak of America’s global primacy. The centerpiece of U.S. Foreign Policy

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Pandemics Among Nations: U.S. Foreign Policy and the New Grand Chessboard 9783110740868, 9783110740752

The end of the Cold War marks the geopolitical peak of America’s global primacy. The centerpiece of U.S. Foreign Policy

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War and the Health of Nations 9780804773706

This book examines the various mechanisms through which violent conflict undermines the health and well-being of populat

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The Quantification of Bodies in Health 9781800718852

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The Health of Nations: Public Opinion and the Making of American and British Health Policy 9781501736780

The Health of Nations is essential reading for policy analysts, political scientists, political sociologists, social his

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Epidemics and the Health of African Nations 0639995594, 9780639995595

News footage of disease in Africa is a familiar sight. Yet these outbreaks are often presented out of context, with no r

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Transforming Contagion: Risky Contacts among Bodies, Disciplines, and Nations 9780813589626

Moving from viruses, vaccines, and copycat murder to gay panics, xenophobia, and psychopaths, Transforming Contagion ene

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Bodies and Language: Health, Ailments, Disabilities 9781847692375

Focusing on body conditions associated with breast cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, (type-1) diabetes, epilepsy, partial hea

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Foreign Bodies: Gender, Language, and Culture in French Orientalism 9781503619296

Building on the critical foundations established by Edward Said in Orientalism, Foreign Bodies examines the relationship

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Rehabilitating Bodies: Health, History, and the American Civil War 9780812202663

The American Civil War is one of the most documented, romanticized, and perennially reenacted events in American history

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