| 000 -LEADER |
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| fixed length control field |
01839cam a2200229 i 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| ISBN |
9789390095070 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
614.5 |
| Item number |
COV- |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
COVID-19 : |
| Sub Title |
analysing the threat / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
edited by Ajey Lele, Kritika Roy. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
New Delhi: |
| Name of publisher |
Pentagon Press, |
| Year of publication |
2021. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Number of Pages |
xxvii, 426 p.: |
| Other physical details |
illustrations, maps ; |
| Accompanying material |
24cm |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Contributed articles. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Preface -- Abbreviations -- About the contributors -- Introduction -- section I. The global outlook of COVID-19 -- section II. Assessment and responses -- section III. Science and technology -- section IV. Politics and COVID-19 -- section V. Biological security -- Editors' musings -- Appendix: Draft landscape of COVID-19 candidate vaccines, 29 June 2020 -- Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
The current pandemic has caused a cataclysmic disruption in the 'daily routine' across the nations and sectors. The damage this crisis has brought to lives and economies is unimaginable. This pandemic is a wake-up call to bring about systematic and structural changes to deal with such unanticipated menaces that can bring the world to a sudden halt. This book attempts to contextualize and examine the nature of the ongoing pandemic. The experts who have contributed to the book analyze key geopolitical and technological aspects of the COVID-19 crisis. Besides, the book presents views from a few important States concerning their role in combating the ongoing crisis. The book also explores the issues of biosecurity and bioethics. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Term |
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Term |
COVID-19 (Disease) |
| General subdivision |
Prevention. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Term |
COVID-19 (Disease) |
| General subdivision |
Government policy. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Term |
COVID-19 (Disease) |
| General subdivision |
Social aspects. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Lele, Ajey |
| Relator term |
editor. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Roy, Kritika |
| Relator term |
editor. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Koha item type |
Books |
