Agent Orange : history, science, and the politics of uncertainty /

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"Taking on what one former U.S. ambassador called "the last ghost of the Vietnam War," this book examines the far-reaching impact of Agent Orange, the most infamous of the dioxin-contaminated herbicides used by American forces in Southeast Asia. Edwin A. Martini's aim is not simp...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Martini, Edwin A., 1975-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amherst, MA : University of Massachusetts Press, ©2012.
Series:Culture, politics, and the Cold War.
Subjects:
1961-1975
Veterans > Diseases > Australia.
Veterans > Diseases > United States.
Agent Orange > Environmental aspects.
Agent Orange > Toxicology.
Agent Orange > War use.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Chemical warfare.
Agent Orange > Aspect de l'environnement.
Agent Orange > Toxicologie.
Agent Orange > Utilisation militaire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Agent Orange > Toxicology
Agent Orange > War use
Chemical warfare
Veterans > Diseases
Australia
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of abbreviations and acronyms
  • Introduction: approaching Agent Orange
  • Only you can prevent forests: the chemical war and the illusion of control
  • Hearts, minds, and herbicides: the politics of the chemical war
  • Incinerating Agent Orange: dioxin, disposal, and the environmental imaginary
  • The politics of uncertainty: science, policy, and the state
  • "All those others so unfortunate": Vietnam and the global legacies of the chemical war
  • Conclusion: Agent Orange and the limits of science and history.

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