Agent Orange: History, Science, and the Politics of Uncertainty

Contents

[ vii ] Contents Acknowledgments ix List of Abbreviations and Acronyms xv Introduction: Approaching Agent Orange 1 1. Only You Can Prevent Forests: The Chemical War and the Illusion of Control 17 2. Hearts, Minds, and Herbicides: The Politics of the Chemical War 53 3. Incinerating Agent Orange: Dioxin, Disposal, and the Environmental Imaginary 97 4. The Politics of Uncertainty: Science, Policy, and the State 146 5. “All Those Others So Unfortunate”: Vietnam and the Global Legacies of the Chemical War 197 Conclusion: Agent Orange and the Limits of Science and History 238 Notes 249 Index 291 “This page intentionally left blank” ...