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Powerless Science?: Science and Politics in a Toxic World
Soraya Boudia (Ed.)
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Description for Powerless Science?: Science and Politics in a Toxic World
Paperback. The author combines a case study approach with his analyses. Examines the historical, social and political dynamics of chemical contamination. A well-timed study of how chemicals affect the environment and how humans deal with that effect. Editor(s): Boudia, Soraya; Jas, Nathalie. Series: Environment in History: International Perspectives. Num Pages: 290 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: RNA; RND; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
In spite of decades of research on toxicants, along with the growing role of scientific expertise in public policy and the unprecedented rise in the number of national and international institutions dealing with environmental health issues, problems surrounding contaminants and their effects on health have never appeared so important, sometimes to the point of appearing insurmountable. This calls for a reconsideration of the roles of scientific knowledge and expertise in the definition and management of toxic issues, which this book seeks to do. It looks at complex historical, social, and political dynamics, made up of public controversies, environmental and health ... Read more
In spite of decades of research on toxicants, along with the growing role of scientific expertise in public policy and the unprecedented rise in the number of national and international institutions dealing with environmental health issues, problems surrounding contaminants and their effects on health have never appeared so important, sometimes to the point of appearing insurmountable. This calls for a reconsideration of the roles of scientific knowledge and expertise in the definition and management of toxic issues, which this book seeks to do. It looks at complex historical, social, and political dynamics, made up of public controversies, environmental and health ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Environment in History: International Perspectives
Condition
New
Weight
392g
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785331985
SKU
V9781785331985
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99-15
About Soraya Boudia (Ed.)
Soraya Boudia is Professor of Sociology at Universite Paris Descartes (Sorbonne Paris Cite). Her scholarly work focuses on the transnational government of technological and health environmental risks. She has co-authored a special issue of History and Technology, Risk and risk Society in Historical Perspective (2007), and Toxicants, Health and Regulations Since 1945 (Pickering & Chatto, 2013), both with ... Read more
Reviews for Powerless Science?: Science and Politics in a Toxic World
Each chapter is written by an authority on the topic and contains primary bibliographic sources. Overall, the scientific content is accurate and free of obvious partiality. Choice The editors did a heroic job of assembling and connecting a group of articles from contributors active in interdisciplinary research and studies. They span multiple disciplines (sociology, history, philosophy, economics, and ... Read more