In this Book
- The Mosquito Crusades: A History of the American Anti-Mosquito Movement from the Reed Commission to the First Earth Day
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: Rutgers University Press
- Series: Studies in Modern Science, Technology, and the Environment
summary
Among the struggles of the twentieth century, the one between humans and mosquitoes may have been the most vexing. As vectors of diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, encephalitis, and dengue fever, mosquitoes forced open a new chapter in the history of medical entomology. Based on extensive use of primary sources, The Mosquito Crusades traces this saga and the parallel efforts of civic groups in New Jersey's Meadowlands and along San Francisco Bay's east side to manage the dangerous mosquito population.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Chapter 3: A Continental Crusade
- pp. 58-79
- Chapter 5: Widening the Campaign
- pp. 103-121
- Chapter 7: Weapons of Mass Destruction
- pp. 143-166
- Chapter 8: The Postwar Era
- pp. 167-194
- Chapter 9: Discontent and Resistance
- pp. 195-215
- Epilogue: The End of the Crusade
- pp. 216-222
- About the Author
- p. 271
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813547008
Related ISBN(s)
9780813545349
MARC Record
OCLC
318672344
Pages
288
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No