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The Contamination of the Earth: A History of Pollutions in the Industrial Age(History for a Sustainable Future)

The Contamination of the Earth: A History of Pollutions in the Industrial Age(History for a Sustainable Future)


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The trajectories of pollution in global capitalism, from the toxic waste of early tanneries to the poisonous effects of pesticides in the twentieth century. 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" found floating in the ocean. The Contamination of the Earth offers a social and political history of industrial pollution, mapping its trajectories over three centuries, from the toxic wastes of early tanneries to the fossil fuel energy regime of the twentieth century.

Table of Contents:
Series Foreword vii Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 I The Industrialization and Liberalization of Environments (1700–1830) 11 1 Sketches: An Ancien Régime of Pollution 17 2 New Polluting Alchemies 39 3 The Regulatory Revolution 63 II Naturalizing Pollutions in the Age of Progress (1830–1914) 87 4 The Dark Side of Progress 91 5 Expertise in the Face of Denial and Alarm 116 6 Regulating and Governing Pollution 144 III New and Massive Scales of Pollution: The Toxic Age (1914–1973) 177 7 Industrial Wars and Pollution 183 8 A High Energy-Consuming World 205 9 Mass Consumption, Mass Contamination 231 10 The Politics of Pollution 260 Epilogue: Charging Headlong into the Abyss 294 Notes 333 Index 419

About the Author :
Fran ois 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.

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


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780262542739
  • Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: MIT Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 480
  • Series Title: History for a Sustainable Future
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0262542730
  • Publisher Date: 16 Nov 2021
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: A History of Pollutions in the Industrial Age


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