{"product_id":"pathogens-crossing-borders-9780367471880","title":"Pathogens Crossing Borders","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe increasing globalization of trade, travel and transport since the mid-19th century had unwelcome consequences  one of them was the spread of contagious animal diseases over greater distances in a shorter time than ever before. Borders and national control strategies proved to be insufficient to stop the pathogens. Not surprisingly, the issue of epizootics (epidemics of animals) was among the first topics to be addressed by international meetings from the 1860s onwards. \u003ci\u003ePathogens Crossing Borders \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the history of international efforts to contain and prevent the spread of animal diseases from the early 1860s to the years after the Second World War. As an innovative contribution to global history and the history of internationalism, the book investigates how disease experts, politicians and state authorities developed concepts, practices and institutional structures at the international level to tackle the spread of animal diseases across borders. By following their a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction, 2. Animal Diseases and the Global 19th Century, 3. International Approaches to Contain Cross-Border Epizootics, 1863–1914, 4. Restarting Veterinary Internationalism After the First World War, 5. The League of Nations and International Projects Addressing Animal Diseases, 6. Veterinary Internationalism in Times of Crisis: The OIE, 1927–1947, 7. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017916514647,"sku":"9780367471880","price":121.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367471880.jpg?v=1750775073","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/pathogens-crossing-borders-9780367471880","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}