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Author:   David Kinkela
Publisher:   The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint:   The University of North Carolina Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9781469609775

ISBN 10:   1469609770
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   30 August 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Kinkela untangles several DDT-related themes. . . . [and] examines each thread in a way that reveals an overarching tension between the ideals underlying Henry Luce's notion of the 'American century' and the limits of technology. -- Technology and Culture

In DDT and the American Century , Kinkela gives us a compelling and lucid international history of one of the most controversial chemicals of modern times. In the quarter century after 1945, DDT helped fight the Cold War by killing disease-bearing insects and crop pests. Kinkela's archivally based research shows how important and effective DDT was in American initiatives around the globe aimed at promoting health, agriculture, and sympathy for the United States--and deftly untangles the swirling controversies surrounding its use. --J.R. McNeill, Georgetown University<br>

[A] well written, highly informative and useful book.-- European Journal of Entomology

Readers interested in the environment, public health, and international relations will find this book particularly timely. . . . A relevant and useful addition. --Library Journal [A] well written, highly informative and useful book.--European Journal of Entomology [Kinkela] has proved his fluency in intellectual, social, cultural, and policy history.--Environmental History [Kinkela] presents DDT as a useful product with undesirable long-term ecological effects, requiring careful judgment about when to use it.--Foreign Affairs A valuable contribution to international environmental and public health history.-- Journal of American History A welcome addition to the literature not only for scholars across many disciplines but also general readers.--Journal of Interdisciplinary History A well-written and interesting book. Environmental scientists, chemists, legal scholars, and historians from all perspectives would benefit from reading this book.--Chemical &Engineering News An excellent monograph. . . . Everything a reader interested in science and its cultural contexts could want.--Isis Kinkela untangles several DDT-related themes. . . . [and] examines each thread in a way that reveals an overarching tension between the ideals underlying Henry Luce's notion of the 'American century' and the limits of technology.--Technology and Culture This is a valuable book about a controversy that is still of critical importance. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals; general readers.--Choice

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David Kinkela is assistant professor of history at the State University of New York-Fredonia.

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