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American pests [[electronic resource] ] : the losing war on insects from colonial times to DDT / / James E. McWilliams
| American pests [[electronic resource] ] : the losing war on insects from colonial times to DDT / / James E. McWilliams |
| Autore | McWilliams James E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
| Disciplina | 632/.70973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Insect pests - Control - United States - History
Pesticides - Environmental aspects - United States Pesticides - Political aspects - United States Ethnoentomology - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-231-51136-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | "The insect tribes still maintain their ground" : insects and early Americans -- "There is no royal road to the destruction of bugs" : the rise of the professionals -- "Let us conquer space" : breaking the plains and fighting the insects -- "A great schemer" : Charles V. Riley and the broken promises of early insecticides -- "Let us spray" : mosquitoes, war, and chemicals -- "Vot iss de effidence?" : residues, regulations, and the politics of protecting insecticides -- "Complaints are coming in" : a year in the life of an insecticide nation, 1938 -- "Let's put our heads together and start a new country up" : silent springs and loud protests. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462095903321 |
McWilliams James E
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| New York, : Columbia University Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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American pests [[electronic resource] ] : the losing war on insects from colonial times to DDT / / James E. McWilliams
| American pests [[electronic resource] ] : the losing war on insects from colonial times to DDT / / James E. McWilliams |
| Autore | McWilliams James E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
| Disciplina | 632/.70973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Insect pests - Control - United States - History
Pesticides - Environmental aspects - United States Pesticides - Political aspects - United States Ethnoentomology - United States |
| ISBN | 0-231-51136-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | "The insect tribes still maintain their ground" : insects and early Americans -- "There is no royal road to the destruction of bugs" : the rise of the professionals -- "Let us conquer space" : breaking the plains and fighting the insects -- "A great schemer" : Charles V. Riley and the broken promises of early insecticides -- "Let us spray" : mosquitoes, war, and chemicals -- "Vot iss de effidence?" : residues, regulations, and the politics of protecting insecticides -- "Complaints are coming in" : a year in the life of an insecticide nation, 1938 -- "Let's put our heads together and start a new country up" : silent springs and loud protests. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785646103321 |
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McWilliams James E
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| New York, : Columbia University Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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