Plagues and the paradox of progress ; (Record no. 593772)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 20195206 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | US-DLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20190403153940.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 171212s2018 maua b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2017059434 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780262038454 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (DNLM)101718150 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Modifying agency | AU |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | pcc |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) | |
| Holding library | Alfaisal Main Library |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | RA418 |
| Item number | .B637 2018 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bollyky, Thomas J., |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Plagues and the paradox of progress ; |
| Remainder of title | why the world Is getting healthier in worrisome ways / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Thomas J. Bollyky. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | ©2018. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Cambridge, MA : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | The MIT Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | ©2018. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xvi, 259 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content Type Term | text |
| Source | rdacontent |
| Content Type Code | txt |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media Type Term | unmediated |
| Source | rdamedia |
| Media Type Code | n |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier Type Term | volume |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| Carrier Type Code | nc |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | How the world starts getting better. Death, disease, and the fall of prehistoric man. The path to better health in wealthier nations. A better world begins as a more unequal one -- Diseases of conquest and colony. The colonial and military roots of global health. The path to better health in poorer nations. Death and demography. The legacy of ebola. The difference that health aid makes -- Diseases of childhood. A child survival revolution. China's other great leap forward. Is healthier wealthier? The (potential) dividends of demography. Sunny in Nairobi, with a chance of storms. Cell phones, not factories. The perils of youth -- Diseases of settlement. Cholera and the white death. A simple solution. Poor world cities. The perils of growing naturally. Climate and the environment. The Tunis effect. Returning to Dhaka -- Diseases of place. The growth industry in Agadez, Niger. People, not just potatoes. Migration as the history of disease. The world is getting better in worrisome ways -- The exoneration of William H. Stewart. Confronting the complex of multiple causation. The role of aid in adapting to the decline of infectious diseases. The myth of the good epidemic. |
| 650 12 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Global Health |
| General subdivision | trends |
| 650 22 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Communicable Diseases |
| General subdivision | history |
| 650 22 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Disease Eradication |
| 650 22 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Noncommunicable Diseases |
| 650 22 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Health Status Disparities |
| General subdivision | trends |
| 650 22 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Socioeconomic Factors |
| 655 #0 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Source of term | local |
| 9 (RLIN) | 4 |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Print books. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | BOOKS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Alfaisal University | Alfaisal University | On Shelf | 2019-04-03 | RA418 .B637 2018 | AU00000000013624 | 2019-04-03 | 200.00 | 2019-04-03 | BOOKS |