Enjoy Synthetic Planet: Chemical Politics And The Hazards Of Modern Life Constructed By Monica J Casper Visible In Softcover

timely collection of

original essays traces the migration of synthetic chemicals from the laboratory to the factory and then into the environment, bodies and communities.
Turning our attention to the impact these chemicals have on our ecosystems, human health, social organization and political processes, the contributors break new ground by focusing on the production and distribution of these potentially hazardous agents themselves rather than just detailing their effects.
Monica Casper, AB'
Editor

From the editor: "From chemistry sets to chemical weapons, from plastics to pesticides, and from air pollution to Agent Orange, industrial chemicals have transformed the way we live.
This timely collection of original essays traces the migration of synthetic chemicals from the laboratory to the factory, and into our environments, bodies, and communities.
" Monica J. Casper, Ph. D. , is Professor of Sociology and Dean of the College of Arts and Letters at San Diego State University, Her latest book, BABYLOST: Racism, Survival, and the Quiet Politics of Infant Mortality, from A to Z, was published by Rutgers University Press in.
Casper is founding co editor of the NYU Press book series “Biopolitics: Medicine, Technoscience, and Health in thest Century” and the University of Arizona book series “The Feminist Wire Books.
” She is also a creative writer, .