Tear gas : from the battlefields of World War I to the streets of today / Anna Feigenbaum.
Tear gas : from the battlefields of World War I to the streets of today / Anna Feigenbaum.
Tear gas : from the battlefields of World War I to the streets of today / Anna Feigenbaum.
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Publisher
London ; Brooklyn, NY : Verso, 2017.
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G 2018/3050
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Language
English
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Physical content
218 pages ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Chemical warfare in World War I -- War gases for peacetime use -- Tear gas and the benevolent empire -- Tear gas and the rise of modern riot control -- The science of making CS gas "safe" -- Policing with poison -- Profiting from police use of force -- From resilience to resistance.
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Publisher
London ; Brooklyn, NY : Verso, 2017.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
"The story of how a chemical weapon went from the battlefield to the streets. One hundred years ago, French troops fired tear gas grenades into German trenches. Designed to force people out from behind barricades and trenches, tear gas causes burning of the eyes and skin, tearing, and gagging. Chemical weapons are now banned from war zones. But tod...
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Tear gas : from the battlefields of World War I to the streets of today / Anna Feigenbaum.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2017
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G 2018/3050
Record Identifier
74VKVoWxED23
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVoWxED23
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ISBN
9781784780265 paperback
178478026X paperback
DDC
363.3230284
MMS ID
991024168403602626
