Virus alert : security, governmentality, and the AIDS pandemic / Stefan Elbe.

Author/creator Elbe, Stefan, 1975-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxii, 210 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Security, International.
National security.
AIDS (Disease)--Political aspects.

Contents Viruses, health, and international security -- A noble lie? Examining the evidence on AIDS and security -- Security in the era of governmentality : AIDS and the rise of health security -- National security : sovereignty, medicine and the securitization of AIDS -- Human security : discipline, healthy bodies, and the global curing machine -- Risk and security : government, military risk groups, and population triage -- The power of AIDS : responding to the governmentalization of security.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [177]-199) and index.
LCCN 2009000323
ISBN9780231148689 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0231148682 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780231520058 (e-book)
ISBN0231520050 (e-book)