Keywords:
Pesticides-United States-History.
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Agricultural chemicals-United States-History.
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Pesticides-Social aspects-United States-History.
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Pesticides-United States-Public opinion-History.
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Public opinion-United States-History.
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Nature-Effect of human beings on-United States-History.
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United States-Social conditions-1945-.
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United States-Environmental conditions.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
"Overall, Pesticides, A Love Story concludes convincingly that American desires to control and dominate nature, as well as an inability to move beyond immediate, short-term decisions, heavily influenced attitudes about pesticides."--Reviews in American History "An excellent example of cultural and environmental history and a must read for any student of postwar American environmentalism or postwar US culture in general."--Environmental History "An excellent contribution to the growing body of scholarship on synthetic pesticides."--American Historical Review "Beyond its accessibility to a broad spectrum of readers, Pesticides, a Love Story offers an impressive breadth of coverage, with sections devoted to the assessment of herbicides, Integrated Pest Management, endocrine disrupters, organic foods, and GMOs, all in addition to the familiar topics like the role of DDT in controlling malaria during WWII."--H-Net Reviews "Provides a detailed history of the global 'love affair' with technology in general and pesticides in particular. . . . A useful and objective--if not dispassionate--and comprehensive account."--Choice "An impressive, thought-provoking work of value to historians specializing in the twentieth century, U.S. diplomacy, environmental politics, science and technology, public health, food policy, communications, and other topics pertaining to the ways synthetic chemical pesticides have endured many challenges to become an entrenched part of modern industrial agriculture."--Journal of American History.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (345 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780700621576
Series Statement:
CultureAmerica
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=5244858
DDC:
363.738498
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Falling in Love: The Golden Age of Synthetic Pesticides -- 2. Trouble in Paradise: The USDA and the Rise of Critical Voices -- 3. Breakup? The Cultural Impact of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring -- 4. Foreign Affairs: How Pesticides Could Help Americans Feed the World and Win a War -- 5. The Twenty-Year Itch: Activists, Experts, and the Regulatory Era -- 6. Love Is Blind: Chemical Disasters at Home and Abroad -- 7. Recommitment: Endocrine Disruptors, GMOs, and Organic Food -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.
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