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Author:

Hamblin, Jacob Darwin.

Title:

Arming Mother Nature : the birth of catastrophic environmentalism / Jacob Darwin Hamblin.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

x, 298 pages ; 25 cm

Subject:

Environmental policy--United States--History--20th century.
Environmentalism--History--United States--History--20th century.
Environmental sciences--History--United States--History--20th century.
Disasters--History--United States--History--20th century.
War--History--History--20th century.
Military planning--United States--History--20th century.
United States--Military policy.
Cold War--History--History--20th century.
Nature--History--History--20th century.
Global environmental change--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Conclusion: The Miracle of Survival. Part Three. Pathways of Nature. The Natural Vulnerability of Civilizations -- Bacteria, Radiation, and Crop Destruction in War Planning -- Ecological Invasions and Convulsions -- Part Two. Forces of Nature. Earth Under Surveillance -- Acts of God and Acts of Man -- Wildcat Ideas for Environmental Warfare -- Part Three. Gatekeepers of Nature. The Doomsday Men -- Vietnam and the Seeds of Destruction -- The Terroristic Science of Environmental Modification -- Adjustment or Extinction -- Conclusion: The Miracle of Survival.

ISBN:

0199740054 (acid-free paper)
9780199740055 (acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)795177476

LCCN:

2012045618

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

LOAX706 -- Library, Eastern Iowa CC (Muscatine)