Screen LibraryChemical bodies : the techno-politics of control /
"In warfare, civil unrest, and political protest, chemicals have served as means of coercion, suppression, and manipulation. This book examines how chemical agents have been justified, utilised and resisted as means of control."--Provided by publisher.
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Rowman & Littlefield International,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Geopolitical bodies, material worlds
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| Summary: |
"In warfare, civil unrest, and political protest, chemicals have served as means of coercion, suppression, and manipulation. This book examines how chemical agents have been justified, utilised and resisted as means of control."--Provided by publisher. |
| Carrier Form: | x, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781786605863 (hardback) : 1786605864 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | UG447 |
| CLC: | E929-09 |
| Call Number: | E929-09/C517 |
| Contents: | Transgressive chemicals / Brian Rappert and Alex Mankoo -- From reviled poisons to state arsenals: the un(necessary) proliferation of chemical weapons / Jeanne Guillemin -- Lesser appreciations: a history of inter-war chemical warfare / James Revill & Marcos Favero -- Biological warfare, chemical warfare and the public body / Etienne Aucouturier -- Opening spaces through exhibiting absences: representing secretive pasts / Brian Rappert, Kathryn Smith, and Chandré Gould -- Tear gas epistemology: the Himsworth Committee and weapons as drugs / Brian Balmer, Alex Spelling, Caitriona McLeish -- |