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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: David ZierlerPublisher: University of Georgia Press Imprint: University of Georgia Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.545kg ISBN: 9780820338262ISBN 10: 0820338265 Pages: 252 Publication Date: 30 May 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsDavid Zierler has done yeoman's work with this book exploring Agent Orange and the use of herbicides in the Vietnam War. . . .I applaud [his] efforts and I am sure that he will prove a leader in the history of American environmental diplomacy.--J. Brooks Flippen H-Environment <p> Absolutely fascinating: rich in detail, massively researched, and skillfully narrated . . . Combining the history of science with that of international affairs, the author skillfully traces the ways in which states made use of scientific discoveries to create ever more destructive weapons--and describes how scientists followed their conscience in seeking to stop such practice. --Akira Iriye, Harvard University <p> Comprehensive, well-sourced and skillfully arranged, The Invention of Ecocide takes on a subject at which too many books of the war offer only a glance. -- Asia Times Author InformationDavid Zierler is a historian for the U.S. Department of State. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, daughter, and son. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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