This is the first book that comprehensively describes the relationship of war and public health. It documents the impact of war on public health, and describes what health professionals can do to minimize the consequences of war and to help prevent war. The book covers the effects of war on health, human rights, and the environment. The chapters on the health effects of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons systems discuss their public health consequences and the methods by which public health professionals can work for ...
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This is the first book that comprehensively describes the relationship of war and public health. It documents the impact of war on public health, and describes what health professionals can do to minimize the consequences of war and to help prevent war. The book covers the effects of war on health, human rights, and the environment. The chapters on the health effects of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons systems discuss their public health consequences and the methods by which public health professionals can work for their abolition. The book deals with both the direct consequences of the use of conventional weapons and the role of the international arms trade, including the diversion of resources that could otherwise be used for health and human welfare. Separate chapters cover especially vulnerable populations, such as women, children, and refugees. There are chapters on the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, and the wars in Central America. Another series of chapters explores the roles of health professionals and of health organizations during war and in preventing war and its consequences. A wide range of individuals, including physicians, nurses, and other health professionals, will find this book enlightening and useful in their work. The book will be valuable for both education and research faculty and students in schools of public health, medicine, nursing, other health professions, law, economic, international studies, peace and conflict resolution, military studies, diplomacy, journalism and other fields.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very good jacket. Very Good in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. Gently used with NO markings in text; hinges are cracked from reading, spine is light shaken, may have some soiling from handling to pages, previous owner's marking to FFEP. but binding is tight, pages are clean and bright. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.
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NF in NF jacket. Signed by the Author SIGNED-Octavo. Light gray cloth covered boards and spine with black lettering on the spine. Very faint bump at the head and tail of the spine. White endpapers. Signed and inscribed (but not to anyone in particular) by author/editor Levy, who was the former Executive Director of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the organization that won the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize, on the half title page in blue pen: "With my best wishes / Barry Levy." Binding is straight and tight; pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 412 pages. Dust Jacket-has very slight rubbing at the tip of the upper front corner. Clean and sharp.
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Fine; Collectible. Ex Library copy from Center for Defense Information with stamp on inside front cover, otherwise new condition. Signed by both authors with inscription.
