Medicalising Borders. Selection, Containment and Quarantine Since 1800, Hardback/***

Foci and vectors of communicable diseases are testing the efficacy of medical control at state borders. By drawing on the interdisciplinary expertise of a network of researchers the book demonstrates that current border security regimes of Western states exhibit a high share of bio-political power techniques that originate in European modernity. -- . Illustrations: 9 black & white illustrations; 3 tables Editor(s): Paul Weindling