The Mosquito Crusades
A History of the American Anti-Mosquito Movement from the Reed Commission to the First Earth Day
Seiten
2009
Rutgers University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8135-4534-9 (ISBN)
Rutgers University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8135-4534-9 (ISBN)
- Keine Verlagsinformationen verfügbar
- Artikel merken
As vectors of diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, encephalitis, and dengue fever, mosquitoes forced open a fresh chapter in the history of medical entomology. This title traces this saga and the parallel efforts of civic groups in New Jersey's Meadowlands and along San Francisco Bay's east side to manage the dangerous mosquito population.
Among the struggles of the twentieth century, the one between humans and mosquitoes may have been the most vexing, as demonstrated by the long battle to control these blood-sucking pests. As vectors of diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, encephalitis, and dengue fever, mosquitoes forced open a new chapter in the history of medical entomology. Based on extensive use of primary sources, ""The Mosquito Crusades"" traces this saga and the parallel efforts of civic groups in New Jersey's Meadowlands and along San Francisco Bay's east side to manage the dangerous mosquito population. Providing readers with a fascinating exploration of the relationship between science, technology, and public policy, Gordon Patterson's narrative begins in New Jersey with John B. Smith's effort to develop a comprehensive plan and solution for mosquito control, one that would serve as a national model. From the Reed Commission's 1900 yellow fever experiment to the first Earth Day seventy years later, Patterson provides an eye-opening account of the crusade to curtail the deadly mosquito population.
Among the struggles of the twentieth century, the one between humans and mosquitoes may have been the most vexing, as demonstrated by the long battle to control these blood-sucking pests. As vectors of diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, encephalitis, and dengue fever, mosquitoes forced open a new chapter in the history of medical entomology. Based on extensive use of primary sources, ""The Mosquito Crusades"" traces this saga and the parallel efforts of civic groups in New Jersey's Meadowlands and along San Francisco Bay's east side to manage the dangerous mosquito population. Providing readers with a fascinating exploration of the relationship between science, technology, and public policy, Gordon Patterson's narrative begins in New Jersey with John B. Smith's effort to develop a comprehensive plan and solution for mosquito control, one that would serve as a national model. From the Reed Commission's 1900 yellow fever experiment to the first Earth Day seventy years later, Patterson provides an eye-opening account of the crusade to curtail the deadly mosquito population.
GORDON PATTERSON is a professor of history at the Florida Institute of Technology and author of The Mosquito Wars: A History of Mosquito Control in Florida.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.4.2009 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Studies in Modern Science, Technology, and the Environment |
| Zusatzinfo | 11 |
| Verlagsort | New Brunswick, NJ |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 626 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Arbeits- / Sozial- / Umweltmedizin |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Klinische Umweltmedizin | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8135-4534-X / 081354534X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8135-4534-9 / 9780813545349 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
Buch | Softcover (2023)
American Psychological Association (Verlag)
CHF 176,30
An Interdisciplinary Textbook
Buch | Softcover (2024)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
CHF 69,80
The New Science of the Microbiome
Buch | Softcover (2023)
Penguin Life (Verlag)
CHF 29,65
