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Pathogens for War explores how Canada and its allies have attempted to deal with the threat of germ warfare, one of the most fearful weapons of mass destruction, since the Second World War. In addressing this subject, distinguished historian Donald Avery investigates the relationship between bioweapons, poison gas, and nuclear devices, as well as the connection between bioattacks and natural disease pandemics. Avery emphasizes the crucially important activities of Canadian biodefence scientists - beginning with Nobel Laureate Frederick Banting - at both the national level and through cooperative projects within the framework of an elaborate alliance system. Delving into history through a rich collection of declassified documents, Pathogens for War also devotes several chapters to the contemporary challenges of bioterrorism and disease pandemics from both national and international perspectives. As such, readers will not only learn about Canada's secret involvement with biological warfare, but will also gain new insights into current debates about the peril of bioweapons - one of today's greatest threats to world peace.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Chapter 1: Canada’s Role in BW Planning in World War II Chapter 2: Bioweapons in the Early Cold War: Scientific Research, Civil Defence and International Controversies, 1946-54 Chapter 3: Realizing Its Potential: Operational Biological, Weapons and Alliance Cooperation, 1955-1969 Chapter 4: Canada and BW Disarmament: National and International Developments, 1968-1975 Chapter 5: Biodefence, Terrorism and Pandemics, 1970-85 Chapter 6: The Bioweapons Threat: States Parties and Terrorists, 1985-2000 Chapter 7: Biodefence After 9/11: New Directions & Old Problems Conclusion

About the Author :
Donald Avery is an emeritus professor and adjunct research professor in the Department of History at Western University.

Review :
‘Professor Donald Avery has written the most definitive available history of the Canadian biological warfare program.’ - John Ellis van Courtland Moon (Bulletin of the History of Medicine vol 88:02:2014) ‘A welcome addition to a burgeoning and increasingly sophisticated field of study… Donald Avery’s book offers new insights into a largely neglected aspect of Canada’s military and bio-defence history in the twentieth century which will be of great value to research scientists, humanities scholars, and bioethicists worldwide.’ - Ulf Schmidt (Social History of Medicine, vol 27:04:2014)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781442614246
  • Publisher: University of Toronto Press
  • Publisher Imprint: University of Toronto Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 277
  • Returnable: 03
  • Spine Width: 30 mm
  • Weight: 725 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1442614242
  • Publisher Date: 16 May 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: 03
  • Returnable: 03
  • Sub Title: Biological Weapons,Canadian Life Scientists, and North American Biodefence
  • Width: 152 mm


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