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Dirty Words

Writings on the History and Culture of Pollution

Hannah Bradby author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:1st Oct '09

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Did dinosaurs contribute to global warming? What is rubbish theory and what indeed is rubbish? And how did the whale become a cuddly toy? And why did we decide to saturate our land and food with pesticides?

Dirty Words examines all of these questions and also includes a study of pollution in fiction, from the fogs of Dickens to the smog of Chandler, advice on how to be an environmental troublemaker, and a suggestion of our choice of futures: the world as an icebox or a greenhouse.

This entertaining and provocative collection of pieces by a group of environmental experts challenges the reader to take a closer look at the current pollution debate.

Originally published in 1991

ISBN: 9781849710039

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

180 pages