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 hi...

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Main Author: Cassidy, Angela (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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!.