The social marketplace for new and used books.

Get started

Learn to sell
Learn to buy
Buy textbooks
Sign up
Buy a giftcard
For the authors

Support

Help
Track a shipment
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Cookies policy

Company

About us
Work with us
Give feedback
Categories

Contact us

Fast delivery with

Safe payments by

Visa
Mastercard
Vipps
Klarna

© 2026 Bookis AS

English

Norway

Region is based on IP address

  1. Home
  5. Environmental policy and protocols
  1. Home
  3. Genres
  7. Environmental policy and protocols
Pesticides, a Love Story

Hardcover • 2015 • 1. edition

Pesticides, a Love Story

By Michelle Mart

0 Ratings • 0.0 of 5

‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌

About the book

Presto! No More Pests!" proclaimed a 1955 article introducing two new pesticides, "miracle-workers for the housewife and back-yard farmer." Easy to use, effective, and safe: who couldn't love synthetic pesticides? Apparently most Americans did-and apparently still do. Why-in the face of dire warnings, rising expense, and declining effectiveness-do we cling to our chemicals? Michelle Mart wondered. Her book, a cultural history of pesticide use in postwar America, offers an answer. America's embra...Show more

Environmental policy and protocols

Book details

ISBN

9780700621286

Publisher

University Press of Kansas

Published year

2015

Language

Edition

1

Original title

Pesticides, a Love Story

Format

Hardcover

Shippping and returns

Shipping

Used books are shipped by the seller. Expected delivery after package is sent is 2-4 days.

Returns

Contact the seller after delivery.

Reviews · 0

0 Ratings • 0.0 of 5

You might also like

Ultra-Processed People The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food

Ultra-Processed People The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food

Chris van Tulleken

Environmental Chemistry

Environmental Chemistry

Stanley E. Manahan

Drug Use for Grown-Ups Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear

Drug Use for Grown-Ups Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear

Dr. Carl L. Hart

Silent spring

Silent spring

Rachel Carson

Planetary Health Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves

Planetary Health Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves

Samuel Myers

The Molecule of More How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity--and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race

The Molecule of More How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity--and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race

Daniel Z. Lieberman

Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology The Science of Pollution

Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology The Science of Pollution

Michael C. Newman

The Global History of Organic Farming

The Global History of Organic Farming

Western Sydney University and the University of Johannesburg) Barton Gregory Allen (Environmental historian

The Environment

The Environment

Paul (University of Cambridge) Warde

Environmental Ethics

Environmental Ethics

Ronald Sandler

Introduction to Environmental Toxicology

Introduction to Environmental Toxicology

G. Wayne Clough

Philosophy, Technology, and the Environment

Philosophy, Technology, and the Environment

David M. Kaplan

How Did We Get into This Mess?

How Did We Get into This Mess?

George Monbiot

Sustainable Diets

Sustainable Diets

Pamela Mason

The Dorito Effect

The Dorito Effect

Mark Schatzker

The Planet Remade

The Planet Remade

Oliver (The Economist) Morton

The Age of Ecology

The Age of Ecology

Joachim Radkau

Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology

Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology

Michael C. Newman

An Electronic Silent Spring

An Electronic Silent Spring

Katie Singer

Food Politics

Food Politics

Marion Nestle

An Epidemic of Absence: A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases

An Epidemic of Absence: A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases

Moises Velasquez-Manoff

Principles of Ecotoxicology

Principles of Ecotoxicology

R M. Sibly

Tomatoland How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit

Tomatoland How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit

Barry Estabrook

Brandwashed: Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy

Brandwashed: Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy

Martin Lindstrom

Ecological Intelligence Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy

Ecological Intelligence Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy

Daniel Goleman

In Defence of Food

In Defence of Food

Michael Pollan

Food Rules

Food Rules

Michael Pollan

In Defense of Food

In Defense of Food

Michael Pollan

Tomorrow's Table

Tomorrow's Table

Pamela C. Ronald

The Omnivore's Dilemma

The Omnivore's Dilemma

Michael Pollan

Principles of Ecotoxicology, Third Edition

Principles of Ecotoxicology, Third Edition

C.H. Walker

Born to Buy A Groundbreaking Exposé of a Marketing Culture That Makes Children "Believe They Are What They Own." (USA Today)

Born to Buy A Groundbreaking Exposé of a Marketing Culture That Makes Children "Believe They Are What They Own." (USA Today)

Juliet B. Schor

Pesten

Pesten

Richard Sherbaniuk

Age Of Propaganda: The Everyday Use And Abuse Of Persuasion

Age Of Propaganda: The Everyday Use And Abuse Of Persuasion

Anthony Pratkanis

Genetic Engineering Dream Or Nightmare?

Genetic Engineering Dream Or Nightmare?

Mae-Wan Ho

The Scientification of Love

The Scientification of Love

Michel Odent

Rachel Carson Witness for Nature

Rachel Carson Witness for Nature

Linda Lear

Future Remains

Future Remains