Sometime in the first half of the twentieth century, a coterie of fire ants came ashore from South American ships docked in Mobile, Alabama. Fanning out across the region, the fire ants invaded the South, damaging crops, harassing game animals, and hindering harvesting methods. Responding to a collective call from southerners to eliminate these invasive pests, the U.S. Department of Agriculture developed a campaign that not only failed to eradicate the fire ants but left a wake of dead wildlife, sickened cattle, and public ...
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Sometime in the first half of the twentieth century, a coterie of fire ants came ashore from South American ships docked in Mobile, Alabama. Fanning out across the region, the fire ants invaded the South, damaging crops, harassing game animals, and hindering harvesting methods. Responding to a collective call from southerners to eliminate these invasive pests, the U.S. Department of Agriculture developed a campaign that not only failed to eradicate the fire ants but left a wake of dead wildlife, sickened cattle, and public protest. With political intrigue, environmental tragedy, and such figures as Rachel Carson and E. O. Wilson, The Fire Ant Wars is a grippingly perceptive tale of changing social attitudes and scientific practices. Tracing the political and scientific eradication campaigns, Joshua Buhs's bracing study uses the saga as a means to consider twentieth-century American concepts of nature and environmental stewardship. In telling the story, Buhs explores how human concepts of nature evolve and how these ideas affect the natural and social worlds. Spotlighting a particular issue to discuss larger questions of science, public perceptions, and public policy--from pre-environmental awareness to the activist years of the early environmental movement-- The Fire Ant Wars will appeal to historians of science, environmentalists, and biologists alike.
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Contains: Illustrations. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 216 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2004008495 Type of material Book Personal name Buhs, Joshua Blu. Main title The fire ant wars: nature, science, and public policy in twentieth-century America / Joshua Blu Buhs. Published/Created Chicago: University of Chicago Press, c2004. Description x, 216 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm. ISBN 0226079813 (cloth: alk. paper) 0226079821 (pbk. : alk. paper) LC classification SB945. F535 B84 2004 Contents From South America to the American South, 1900-1950--Grins a prohibitive fracture, 1945-1957--Fire ants, from savage to invincible, 1957-1972--The fire ant wars, 1958-1983--The practice of nature, 1978-2000. LC Subjects Fire ants--Control--Southern States--History--20th century. Fire ants--Control--Environmental aspects--Southern States--History--20th century. Insecticides--Environmental aspects--Southern States--History--20th century. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-208) and index. Dewey class no. 632/.796 Geographic area code n-usu--
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