Arming Mother Nature : the birth of catastrophic environmentalism /

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When most Americans think of environmentalism, they think of the political left, of vegans dressed in organic-hemp fabric, lofting protest signs. In reality, writes Jacob Darwin Hamblin, the movement--and its dire predictions--owe more to the Pentagon than the counterculture.In Arming Mother Nature,...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Hamblin, Jacob Darwin (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Sujets:
1900-1999
Environmental policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Environmentalism > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Environmental sciences > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Disasters > Environmental aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
War > Environmental aspects > History > 20th century.
Military planning > United States > History > 20th century.
Cold War > Environmental aspects > History > 20th century.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > History > 20th century.
Global environmental change > History > 20th century.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Environnementalisme > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Sciences de l'environnement > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Catastrophes > Aspect de l'environnement > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre > Aspect de l'environnement > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Planification militaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre froide > Aspect de l'environnement > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Homme > Influence sur la nature > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Changement global (Environnement) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Disasters > Environmental aspects.
Environmental policy.
Environmentalism > Political aspects.
Global environmental change.
Military planning.
Military policy.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
War > Environmental aspects.
United States > Military policy.
United States.
History.
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Table des matières:
  • Introduction: Total War and Catastrophic Environmentalism
  • Part One. Pathways of Nature
  • The Natural Vulnerability of Civilizations
  • Bacteria, Radiation, and Crop Destruction in War Planning
  • Ecological Invasions and Convulsions
  • Part Two. Forces of Nature
  • Earth Under Surveillance
  • Acts of God and Acts of Man
  • Wildcat Ideas for Environmental Warfare
  • Part Three. Gatekeepers of Nature
  • The Doomsday Men
  • Vietnam and the Seeds of Destruction
  • The Terroristic Science of Environmental Modification
  • Adjustment or Extinction
  • Conclusion: The Miracle of Survival.

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