India, May 2 -- The discovery of antibiotics dramatically increased human lifespans. Yet today, with antibiotic-resistant superbugs implicated in as many deaths as HIV/AIDS and malaria combined, the limits of these miracle drugs have become clear. At ground zero of the growing crisis is India, one of the world's largest consumers of antibiotics and a powerhouse in pharmaceutical manufacturing. In A World of Resistance, Assa Doron and Alex Broom examine the social and environmental costs of overreliance on these drugs. They show how widespread use in industrial agriculture, and the dumping of pharmaceutical waste into waterways have created the ideal conditions for antibiotic-resistant microbes. The authors argue that the solution isn't to restrict access to such medication but to embrace health education and policies grounded in social solidarity, so that resistance is addressed before the crisis deepens....