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- catalog abstract "Approaches to the problem of biological warfare have been dominated by a western (and predominately American) discourse that is having the effect of polarizing western and non-western states, rendering a cooperative international solution to problems of security all but impossible, argues Wright (history of science, U. of Michigan). She seeks to counter this trend by introducing marginalized non-western perspectives in this collection of 17 essays. Contributors from the fields of international law, history, information science, medicine, diplomacy, and the military first examine the problem of biological warfare in the dominant contexts that have been expressed since the adoption of the Biological Weapons Convention. The heart of the book is devoted to addressing the political origins and purposes of the international instruments developed to address biological warfare, with perspectives coming from the experiences of Iraq, China, and India.".
- catalog contributor b12673286.
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description "Acknowledgments -- Part I : Global context -- Introduction : in search of a new paradigm of biological disarmament / Susan Wright ; Challenges of biological weaponry : a twenty-first-century assessment / Richard Falk -- Part II : Roles of past and present superpowers -- Perilous path to security? Weighing U.S. biodefense against qualitative proliferation / Laura Reed and Seth Shulman ; Defense against biological weapons : can immunization and secondary prevention succeed? / Victor W. Sidel ; Soviet Union's offensive program : the implications for contemporary arms control / Anthony Rimmington -- Part III : Middle Eastern and Asian perspectives -- Middle East : integrated regional approaches to arms control and disarmament / Laura Drake ; Israel : reconstructing a black box / Avner Cohen ; China : balancing disarmament and development / Zou Yunhua ; India : straddling East and West / P.R. Chari and Giri Deshingkar -- Part IV : Disarming Iraq -- Coercive disarmament of Iraq / Amin Saikal ; UNSCOM and the Iraqi biological weapons program : technical success, political failure / Stephen Black -- Part V : Biological weapons convention -- Geopolitical origins / Susan Wright ; Compliance protocol and the three depository powers / Oliver Thranert ; Secrecy in the biotechnology industry : implications for the biological weapons convention / Susan Wright and David A. Wallace ; Global patent regime : implementing Article X / Biswajit Dhar -- Part VI : Conclusion -- Rethinking biological disarmament / Susan Wright and Richard Falk ; Proposals for the future : strengthening global commitments to biological disarmament / Susan Wright.".
- catalog description "Approaches to the problem of biological warfare have been dominated by a western (and predominately American) discourse that is having the effect of polarizing western and non-western states, rendering a cooperative international solution to problems of security all but impossible, argues Wright (history of science, U. of Michigan). She seeks to counter this trend by introducing marginalized non-western perspectives in this collection of 17 essays. Contributors from the fields of international law, history, information science, medicine, diplomacy, and the military first examine the problem of biological warfare in the dominant contexts that have been expressed since the adoption of the Biological Weapons Convention. The heart of the book is devoted to addressing the political origins and purposes of the international instruments developed to address biological warfare, with perspectives coming from the experiences of Iraq, China, and India.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "vi, 458 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Biological warfare and disarmament.".
- catalog identifier "074252468X (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0742524698 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Biological warfare and disarmament.".
- catalog isPartOf "War and peace library".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lanham, Md. : Rowan & Littlefield,".
- catalog relation "Biological warfare and disarmament.".
- catalog subject "2003 H-789".
- catalog subject "327.1/745 21".
- catalog subject "Biological Warfare prevention & control Congresses.".
- catalog subject "Biological arms control.".
- catalog subject "Biological warfare.".
- catalog subject "Bioterrorism prevention & control Congresses.".
- catalog subject "Disarmament.".
- catalog subject "Security Measures Congresses.".
- catalog subject "UG 447.8 B6158 2002".
- catalog subject "UG447.8 .B5645 2002".
- catalog tableOfContents "Acknowledgments -- Part I : Global context -- Introduction : in search of a new paradigm of biological disarmament / Susan Wright ; Challenges of biological weaponry : a twenty-first-century assessment / Richard Falk -- Part II : Roles of past and present superpowers -- Perilous path to security? Weighing U.S. biodefense against qualitative proliferation / Laura Reed and Seth Shulman ; Defense against biological weapons : can immunization and secondary prevention succeed? / Victor W. Sidel ; Soviet Union's offensive program : the implications for contemporary arms control / Anthony Rimmington -- Part III : Middle Eastern and Asian perspectives -- Middle East : integrated regional approaches to arms control and disarmament / Laura Drake ; Israel : reconstructing a black box / Avner Cohen ; China : balancing disarmament and development / Zou Yunhua ; India : straddling East and West / P.R. Chari and Giri Deshingkar -- Part IV : Disarming Iraq -- Coercive disarmament of Iraq / Amin Saikal ; UNSCOM and the Iraqi biological weapons program : technical success, political failure / Stephen Black -- Part V : Biological weapons convention -- Geopolitical origins / Susan Wright ; Compliance protocol and the three depository powers / Oliver Thranert ; Secrecy in the biotechnology industry : implications for the biological weapons convention / Susan Wright and David A. Wallace ; Global patent regime : implementing Article X / Biswajit Dhar -- Part VI : Conclusion -- Rethinking biological disarmament / Susan Wright and Richard Falk ; Proposals for the future : strengthening global commitments to biological disarmament / Susan Wright.".
- catalog title "Biological warfare and disarmament : new problems/new perspectives / edited by Susan Wright.".
- catalog type "text".