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Author Russell, Edmund, 1957-

Title War and nature : fighting humans and insects with chemicals from World War I to Silent Spring / Edmund Russell.

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  577.27 R962W    Check Shelf
Description xvii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series Studies in environment and history
Studies in environment and history.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. The long reach of war (1914-1917) -- 3. Joining the chemists' war (1917-1918) -- 4. Chemical warfare in peace (1918-1937) -- 5. Minutemen in peace (1918-1937) -- 6. Total war (1936-1943) -- 7. Annihilation (1943-1945) -- 8. Planning for peace and war (1944-1945) -- 9. War comes home (1945-1950) -- 10. Arms races in the Cold War (1950-1958) -- 11. Backfires (1958-1963) -- 12. Epilogue.
Subject Chemical warfare -- Environmental aspects -- History.
Insect pests -- Control -- Environmental aspects -- History.
Chemical warfare -- Technological innovations -- History.
Insect pests -- Control -- Technological innovations -- History.
Chemical Warfare -- history.
Chemical Warfare Agents -- adverse effects.
Environmental Pollutants.
Insect Control -- history.
Pesticides -- adverse effects.
ISBN 0521790034 hardback
9780521790031 hardback
0521799376 paperback
9780521799379 paperback
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