The invention of ecocide : agent orange, Vietnam, and the scientists who changed the way we think about the environment /

The invention of ecocide : agent orange, Vietnam, and the scientists who changed the way we think about the environment /

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Author / Creator:	Zierler, David, 1979-
Imprint:	Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2011.
Description:	xii, 245 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Vietnam War (1961-1975) Nature -- Effect of human beings on. Extinction (Biology) Agent Orange -- Health aspects. Agent Orange -- Toxicology. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Chemical warfare. Agent Orange -- Health aspects. Agent Orange -- Toxicology. Chemical warfare. Extinction (Biology) Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8378363

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ISBN:	9780820338262 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0820338265 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780820338279 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0820338273 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. An Etymology of Ecocide
3. Agent Orange before Vietnam
4. Gadgets and Guerrillas
5. Herbicidal Warfare
6. Science, Ethics, and Dissent
7. Surveying a Catastrophe
8. Against Protocol
9. Conclusion: Ecocide and International Security
Notes
Bibliography