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A tour de force. Price-Smith's provocative book clarifies the centrality of health issues to national and international security. Carefully researched and well-written, this study analyzes the complex interactions between war, ecology, political economy, and disease. Essential reading for the fields of international relations and security studies in the 21st century. -- Kent Hughes Butts, Director, National Security Issues Branch Center for Strategic Leadership, US Army War College Andrew Price Smith has contributed a fascinating perspective on epidemics (historical and modern). He brings numerous disciplines to the table to throughtfully knit the best thinking in political science, economics, sociology, and public health together. The book expands our view of how epidemics and pandemics change our lives and history. -- Anne Marie Kimball, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, and author of Risky Trade: Infectious Disease in an Era of Global Trade

About the Author

Andrew Price-Smith is Associate Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department at Colorado College. He is the author of The Health of Nations and Contagion and Chaos, both published by the MIT Press.

Reviews

"A tour de force. Price-Smith's provocative book clarifies the centrality of health issues to national and international security. Carefully researched and well-written, this study analyzes the complex interactions between war, ecology, political economy, and disease. Essential reading for the fields of international relations and security studies in the 21st century."-- Kent Hughes Butts, Director, National Security Issues Branch Center for Strategic Leadership, US Army War College "Andrew Price Smith has contributed a fascinating perspective on epidemics (historical and modern). He brings numerous disciplines to the table to throughtfully knit the best thinking in political science, economics, sociology, and public health together. The book expands our view of how epidemics and pandemics change our lives and history."--Ann Marie Kimball, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, and author of Risky Trade: Infectious Disease in an Era of Global Trade -- Anne Marie Kimball "Andrew Price-Smith has contributed a fascinating perspective on epidemics (historical and modern). He brings numerous disciplines to the table to thoughtfully knit the best thinking in political science, economics, sociology, and public health together. The book expands our view of how epidemics and pandemics change our lives and history." Ann Marie Kimball , Department of Health Services, University of Washington, author of Risky Trade: Infectious Disease in an Era of Global Trade