Agent Orange : history, science, and the politics of uncertainty / Edwin A. Martini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martini, Edwin A., 1975- author.

Series:

Culture, politics, and the cold war.

Culture, Politics, and the Cold War

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Chemical warfare.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Agent Orange--War use.

Agent Orange.

Agent Orange--Toxicology.

Agent Orange--Environmental aspects.

Veterans--Diseases--United States.

Veterans.

Veterans--Diseases--Australia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amherst, [Massachusetts] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : University of Massachusetts Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-61376-220-8

OCLC:

830023872