The Monster Enters: COVID-19, Avian Flu and the Plagues of Capitalism 9781682194003

In language both accessible and authoritative, The Monster Enters surveys the scientific and political roots of today’s

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English Year 2020

The Monster Enters: COVID-19, Avian Flu and the Plagues of Capitalism
9781682194003

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Mike Davis

Table of contents :
Introduction: The Monster Enters
Preface: The Monster at Our Door
Chapter 1: The Virulence of Poverty
Chapter 2: Birds of Hong Kong
Chapter 3: A Messy Story
Chapter 4: Pandemic Surprise
Chapter 5: The Triangle of Doom
Chapter 6: Plague and Profit
Chapter 7: Edge of the Abyss
Chapter 8: Homeland Insecurity
Chapter 9: Structural Contradictions
Chapter 10: The Titanic Paradigm
Conclusion: Year of the Rooster
Notes
About the Author

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