The Contamination of the Earth
A History of Pollutions in the Industrial Age
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- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2022
Summary
The trajectories of pollution in global capitalism, from the toxic waste of early tanneries to the poisonous effects of pesticides in the twentieth century.
Through the centuries, the march of economic progress has been accompanied by the spread of industrial pollution. As our capacities for production and our aptitude for consumption have increased, so have their byproducts–chemical contamination from fertilizers and pesticides, diesel emissions, oil spills, a vast “plastic continent…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262542739 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262542730 |
| Author: | Thomas Le Roux, Francois Jarrige |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2022 |
| Weight: | 600g |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 221mm x 144mm |
| Series: | History for a Sustainable Future |
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Critics Review
Choice 2021 Outstanding Academic Title
“The Contamination of the Earth is not a balanced view of technological progress; that is not its purpose. It is a clear and relentless exposure of the forces that have converged to ravage our environment. And it should prompt scientists and citizens to ask: am I complicit in this system? Or will I try to stand against it?”
–Nature
“Scholarly rather than polemical and of interest to students of environmental and economic history.”
– Kirkus Reviews
“The result [of the study] is impressive: a high level of information, extensive analyses with a wide scope, original propositions, and a new, historical picture of global pollution. The book will become a standard work in environmental history.”
—Harry Lintsen, Technology & Culture
About The Author
Thomas Le Roux
François Jarrige is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary History at the University of Burgundy’s Georges Chevrier Centre.
Thomas Le Roux is a tenured Researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), based at the Centre for Historical Research in the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (CRH-EHESS) in Paris.
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