The Contamination of the Earth: A History of Pollutions in the Industrial Age (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780262542739)

The trajectories of pollution in global capitalism, from the toxic waste of early tanneries to the poisonous effects of pesticides in the twentieth century.

Through the centuries, the march of economic progress has been accompanied by the spread of industrial pollution. As our capacities for production and our aptitude for consumption have increased, so have their byproducts--chemical contamination from fertilizers and pesticides, diesel emissions, oil spills, a vast "plastic continent" found floating in the ocean. The Contamination of the Earth offers a social and political history of industrial pollution, mapping its trajectories over three centuries, from the toxic wastes of early tanneries to the fossil fuel energy regime of the twentieth century.

Author: Francois Jarrige, Thomas Le Roux
ISBN-10: 0262542730
ISBN-13: 9780262542739
Publisher: MIT Press
Language: English
Published: 11/16/2021
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 8.58h x 5.51w x 1.18d