Agent Orange : history, science, and the politics of uncertainty / / Edwin A. Martini
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| Autore: |
Martini Edwin A. <1975->
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| Titolo: |
Agent Orange : history, science, and the politics of uncertainty / / Edwin A. Martini
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| Pubblicazione: | Amherst, [Massachusetts] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : University of Massachusetts Press, , 2012 |
| ©2012 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (324 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 959.704/38 |
| Soggetto topico: | Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Chemical warfare |
| Agent Orange - War use | |
| Agent Orange - Toxicology | |
| Agent Orange - Environmental aspects | |
| Veterans - Diseases - United States | |
| Veterans - Diseases - Australia | |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | List of abbreviations and acronyms -- Introduction: approaching Agent Orange -- Only you can prevent forests: the chemical war and the illusion of control -- Hearts, minds, and herbicides: the politics of the chemical war -- Incinerating Agent Orange: dioxin, disposal, and the environmental imaginary -- The politics of uncertainty: science, policy, and the state -- "All those others so unfortunate": Vietnam and the global legacies of the chemical war -- Conclusion: Agent Orange and the limits of science and history. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Agent Orange |
| ISBN: | 1-61376-220-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910789496903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Culture, politics, and the cold war.