The mosquito crusades [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the American anti-mosquito movement from the Reed Commission to the first Earth Day / / Gordon Patterson
| The mosquito crusades [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the American anti-mosquito movement from the Reed Commission to the first Earth Day / / Gordon Patterson |
| Autore | Patterson Gordon M |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
| Disciplina | 614.4/323 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PattersonGordon M |
| Collana | Studies in modern science, technology, and the environment |
| Soggetto topico |
Mosquitoes as carriers of disease - United States
Mosquitoes - Control - United States - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-07860-7
9786612078606 0-8135-4700-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. The Guardians of Paradise -- Chapter 1. Waging War on the Insect Menace -- Chapter 2. The Garden State Takes the Lead -- Chapter 3. A Continental Crusade -- Chapter 4. Public Health, Race, and Mosquitoes -- Chapter 5. Widening the Campaign -- Chapter 6. Advances and Retreats during the Great Depression -- Chapter 7. Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Chapter 8. The Postwar Era -- Chapter 9. Discontent and Resistance -- Epilogue. The End of the Crusade -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454392303321 |
Patterson Gordon M
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| New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The mosquito crusades [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the American anti-mosquito movement from the Reed Commission to the first Earth Day / / Gordon Patterson
| The mosquito crusades [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the American anti-mosquito movement from the Reed Commission to the first Earth Day / / Gordon Patterson |
| Autore | Patterson Gordon M |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
| Disciplina | 614.4/323 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PattersonGordon M |
| Collana | Studies in modern science, technology, and the environment |
| Soggetto topico |
Mosquitoes as carriers of disease - United States
Mosquitoes - Control - United States - History - 20th century |
| ISBN |
1-282-07860-7
9786612078606 0-8135-4700-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. The Guardians of Paradise -- Chapter 1. Waging War on the Insect Menace -- Chapter 2. The Garden State Takes the Lead -- Chapter 3. A Continental Crusade -- Chapter 4. Public Health, Race, and Mosquitoes -- Chapter 5. Widening the Campaign -- Chapter 6. Advances and Retreats during the Great Depression -- Chapter 7. Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Chapter 8. The Postwar Era -- Chapter 9. Discontent and Resistance -- Epilogue. The End of the Crusade -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783091803321 |
Patterson Gordon M
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| New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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