Agent Orange History, Science, and the Politics of Uncertainty

Name: Agent Orange History, Science, and the Politics of Uncertainty
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ISBN: 9781558499751

ISBN-10: 155849975X

ISBN-13: 9781558499751

Edition: 2012

Authors: Edwin A. Martini

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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. Martini's aim is not simply to reconstruct the history of the 'chemical war' but to investigate the ongoing controversy over the short- and long-term effects of weaponized defoliants on the environment of Vietnam, on the civilian population, and on the troops who fought on both sides.

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Publication date: 9/28/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgments


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


Index