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001 2011023208
003 DLC
005 20110909131208.0
008 110531s2011 nyu b 000 0 eng c
010 $a 2011023208
020 $a9781609801380 (hardcover)
040 $aNIC/DLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aRA1242.T44$bW55 2011
082 00 $a615.9/513709597$223
100 1 $aWilcox, Fred.
245 10 $aScorched earth :$blegacies of chemical warfare in Vietnam /$cFred A. Wilcox ; photographs by Brendan B. Wilcox.
250 $aA Seven Stories Press 1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bSeven Stories Press,$cc2011.
263 $a1108
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aEcocide -- Transformations -- Promises -- Sprayed and betrayed -- A lucky man -- Generations -- Jurisprudence -- The last family -- The realm -- Free fire zone -- Chemical children -- Evidence room -- Letters don't lie.
520 $a"Scorched Earth is the first book to chronicle the effects of chemical warfare on the Vietnamese people and their environment, where, even today, more than 3 million people--including 500,000 children--are sick and dying from birth defects, cancer, and other illnesses that can be directly traced to Agent Orange/dioxin exposure."--Publisher's description.
650 0 $aAgent Orange$xHealth aspects$zVietnam.
650 0 $aAgent Orange$xEnvironmental aspects$zVietnam.
650 0 $aChemical warfare$xHealth aspects$zVietnam.
650 0 $aChemical warfare$xEnvironmental aspects$zVietnam.
650 0 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xChemical warfare.