Synthetic Planet: Chemical Politics and the Hazards of Modern Life

Monica J. Casper

Psychology Press, 2003 - Health & Fitness - 320 pages

This 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.

About the author

Monica J. Casper is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author of The Making of the Unborn Patient, which won the C. Wright Mills Award in 1998.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Synthetic Planet: Chemical Politics and the Hazards of Modern Life
• Editor: Monica J. Casper
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Psychology Press, 2003
• ISBN: 0415933552, 9780415933551
• Length: 320 pages
• Subjects: Health & Fitness / General; Science / Environmental Science; Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects; Social Science / Sociology / General; Technology & Engineering / Social Aspects