Dirty Words: Writings on the History and Culture of Pollution - Environmentalism and Politics

Bradby, Hannah

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Publisher's Synopsis

Did dinosaurs contribute to global warming? What is rubbish theory and what indeed is rubbish? And how did the whale become a cuddly toy? And why did we decide to saturate our land and food with pesticides?

Dirty Words examines all of these questions and also includes a study of pollution in fiction, from the fogs of Dickens to the smog of Chandler, advice on how to be an environmental troublemaker, and a suggestion of our choice of futures: the world as an icebox or a greenhouse.

This entertaining and provocative collection of pieces by a group of environmental experts challenges the reader to take a closer look at the current pollution debate.

Originally published in 1991

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Book information

ISBN:	9780415847063
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	01 Mar 2013
DEWEY:	363.73
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	180
Weight:	330g
Height:	234mm
Width:	156mm
Spine width:	10mm