Lead Wars: The Politics of Science and the Fate of America's Children Volume 24 Paperback - 2014
by Gerald Markowitz; David Rosner
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"The story Rosner and Markowitz tell of generations of children gravely damaged by promiscuous dispersal of lead, and the persistent attempts made to evade responsibility for the harms caused, is both true and shocking. This book will not just educate future environmental and health leaders, it should outrage them."--Richard J. Jackson MD, MPH, Professor and Chair, Environmental Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
"Lead Wars argues that the tragedy of lead is one that our society is doomed to repeat again and again unless we develop better safeguards to protect us against chemicals and new technology. This book is a "must read" for public health professionals as well as for political scientists, social historians and for all who care about the future of America's children."--Philip J. Landrigan MD, Ethel H. Wise Professor of Community Medicine and Chairman in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
"Can being poor justify differing standards for research or a focus merely on harm reduction and the politically feasible? Markowitz and Rosner make the compelling case that in public health the practical and possible may in the end be immoral and dangerous, and a consequence of the war on science. A necessary read for anyone who cares about public health, the role of government, children, medical experimentation and environmental justice."--Susan M. Reverby, McLean Professor in the History of Ideas and Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, Wellesley College
"Lead poisoning remains a tragedy (and scandal) of immense proportions, and the authors utilize new sources--including previously unexamined court records--to tell a story that is as gripping as it is important."--Robert N. Proctor, Professor of the History of Science at Stanford University and author of Cancer Wars
"This book tells the story of a public health tragedy affecting millions of children, the determined doctors who tried to help, and an industry propaganda campaign which prolonged and worsened the tragedy. For as long as powerful corporations manipulate politicians and public opinion to profit from dangerous products, this will remain an important story for our country."--Sheldon Whitehouse, United States Senator
"Lead Wars makes clear the public health dangers we face if we continue to ignore this corporate strategy that defines "acceptable" levels of risk for the thousands of chemicals in use. It brings home the importance now more than ever of taking a precautionary approach to managing toxic chemicals. This book is a must for any activist who wants to understand the strategies polluters use to continue business as usual."--Lois Marie Gibbs, Executive Director, Center for Health, Environment & Justice
"In this outstanding book, Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner utilize historical scholarship to expose a major tragedy in recent public health: the failure to protect children from the harms of lead in our environment. Despite the fact that the toxic effects of lead have been known for centuries, they show--using previously unavailable documents--how the lead industry has protected their profits at public expense, despite their explicit knowledge of its many dangers. Lead Wars brings this tragic history to light in a narrative that integrates deep investigation and analysis with compelling advocacy and compassion for children who continue to be at risk from one of the world's best-known toxins."--Allan M. Brandt, Professor of the History of Medicine at Harvard University, and author of The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product That Defined America
"Markowitz and Rosner have majestically woven the key characters and elements of the history of lead poisoning into a captivating narrative that exposes a tremendous and terrifying truth; unless it serves the needs of private enterprise, public health is incapable of controlling the causes of chronic disease and disability. In place of prevention, we have settled for partial solutions. Everyone who has an interest in public health, health policy or history should read this book."--Bruce Lanphear, MD, MPH, Clinician Scientist, Child & Family Research Institute BC Children's Hospital and Professor of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC
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- Title Lead Wars: The Politics of Science and the Fate of America's Children Volume 24
- Author Gerald Markowitz; David Rosner
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 326
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of California Press
- Date 2014-08-15
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780520283930 / 0520283937
- Weight 0.97 lbs (0.44 kg)
- Dimensions 9.12 x 5.98 x 0.74 in (23.16 x 15.19 x 1.88 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Children - United States, History, 20th Century - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012042916
- Dewey Decimal Code 363.738
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