{"product_id":"killing-bugs-for-business-and-mark-kuhlberg-9781487526474","title":"Killing Bugs for Business and Beauty: Canada's Aerial War Against Forest Pests, 1913-1930","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKilling Bugs for Business and Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e examines the beginning of Canada's aerial war against forest insects and how a tiny handful of officials came to lead the world with a made-in-Canada solution to the problem. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShedding light on a largely forgotten chapter in Canadian environmental history, Mark Kuhlberg explores the theme of nature and its agency. The book highlights the shared impulses that often drove both the harvesters and the preservers of trees, and the acute dangers inherent in allowing emotional appeals instead of logic to drive environmental policy-making. It addresses both inter-governmental and intra-governmental relations, as well as pressure politics and lobbying. Including fascinating tales from Cape Breton Island, Muskoka, and Stanley Park, \u003ci\u003eKilling Bugs for Business and Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e clearly demonstrates how class, region, and commercial interest intersected to determine the location and timing of aerial bombings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the core of this book about killing bugs is a story, infused with innovation and heroism, of the various conflicts that complicate how we worship wilderness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Kuhlberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487526474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487526474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022","brand":"Mark Kuhlberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46052311892223,"sku":"9781487526474","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a197ac1-1f07-4eb2-95c9-25ad08ccb4f3.jpg?v=1723555961","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/killing-bugs-for-business-and-mark-kuhlberg-9781487526474","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}