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Insects, Experts, and the Insecticide Crisis

The Quest for New Pest Management Strategies

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  • © 1982

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  1. John H. Perkins

    1. The Evergreen State College, Olympia, USA

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. The Insecticide Crisis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. A New Technology

      • John H. Perkins
      Pages 3-28

    3. Crisis

      • John H. Perkins
      Pages 29-55

  3. A Search for Alternatives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-59
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    2. Strategies I

      • John H. Perkins
      Pages 61-95

    3. Strategies II

      • John H. Perkins
      Pages 97-126

    4. Traumas

      • John H. Perkins
      Pages 127-160

  4. Entomology in its Cultural Context

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161
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    2. A Conceptual Framework

      • John H. Perkins
      Pages 163-182

    3. The Philosophical Foundations

      • John H. Perkins
      Pages 183-208

    4. Revolutionary Farmers

      • John H. Perkins
      Pages 209-239

    5. Entomologists and the Revolution

      • John H. Perkins
      Pages 241-264

    6. Entomology and Agricultural Production

      • John H. Perkins
      Pages 265-287

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 289-304
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About this book

Science and technology are cultural phenomena. Expert knowledge is generated amid the conflicts of a society and in turn supplies fuel to fire yet further change and new clashes. This essay on economic entomology is a case study on how cultural events and forces affected the creation of scientific and technical knowledge. The time period emphasized is 1945 to 1980. My initial premises for selecting relevant data for the story were ultimately not of much use. Virtually all debates about insect control since 1945 have been centered around the environmental and health hazards associated with insecticides. My first but inadequate conclusion was that the center of interest lay between those who defended the chemicals and those who advocated the use of nonchemical control methods. With this formulation of the problem, I was drawn to an analysis of how the chemical manufacturers had managed to dominate and even corrupt the work of entomological scientists, farmers, members of Congress, and regulators in the USDA and EPA. My own contribu­ tions to a policy study at the National Academy of Sciences were based 1 on this premise. More recently, Robert van den Bosch developed the 2 "corruption theme" in considerable detail.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The Evergreen State College, Olympia, USA

    John H. Perkins

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Insects, Experts, and the Insecticide Crisis

  • Book Subtitle: The Quest for New Pest Management Strategies

  • Authors: John H. Perkins

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3998-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-4000-3Published: 28 February 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-3998-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 304

  • Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Social Sciences, general

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