War and nature : fighting humans and insects with chemicals from World War I to Silent spring / Edmu...
War and nature : fighting humans and insects with chemicals from World War I to Silent spring / Edmu...
War and nature : fighting humans and insects with chemicals from World War I to Silent spring / Edmund Russell.
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Publisher
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Date
2001.
Call Numbers
N577.27/2
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 315 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The Long Reach to War (1914-1917) -- 3. Joining the Chemists' War (1917-1918) -- 4. Chemical Warfare in Peace (1918-1937) -- 5. Minutemen in Peace (1918-1937) -- 6. Total War (1936-1943) -- 7. Annihilation (1943-1945) -- 8. Planning for Peace and War (1944-1945) -- 9. War Comes...
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Publisher
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2001.
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"War and Nature combines discussion of technology, nature, and warfare to explain the impact of war on nature and vice versa. While cultural and scholarly traditions have led us to think of war and control of nature as separate, this book uses the history of chemical warfare and pest control as a case study to show that war and control of nature co...
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War and nature : fighting humans and insects with chemicals from World War I to Silent spring / Edmund Russell.
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Studies in environment and history.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N577.27/2
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74VvkkObraVA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvkkObraVA
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ISBN
0521790034 (hbk.)
9780521799379 (pbk.)
0521799376 (pbk.)
9780521790031 (hbk.)
DDC
577.27
MMS ID
991013964189702626
