Agent Orange : history, science, and the politics of uncertainty /
"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...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Amherst, MA :
University of Massachusetts Press,
©2012.
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Series: | Culture, politics, and the Cold War.
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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.