DDT and the American Century: Global Health, Environmental Politics, and the Pesticide That Changed the World
Author:   David Kinkela
Publisher:   The University of North Carolina Press
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780807835098


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   30 November 2011
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   David Kinkela
Publisher:   The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint:   The University of North Carolina Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.569kg
ISBN:  

9780807835098


ISBN 10:   0807835099
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   30 November 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

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Kinkela untangles several DDT-related themes. . . . [and] examines each thread in a way that reveals an overarching tension between the ideals underlying Henry Luce's notion of the 'American century' and the limits of technology. -- Technology and Culture


[A] well written, highly informative and useful book.-- European Journal of Entomology


Readers interested in the environment, public health, and international relations will find this book particularly timely. . . . A relevant and useful addition. <br>- Library Journal


[Kinkela] has proved his fluency in intellectual, social, cultural, and policy history. <br>- Environmental History


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David Kinkela is assistant professor of history at the State University of New York-Fredonia.

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