A Pest in the Land
Title | A Pest in the Land PDF eBook |
Author | Suzanne Austin Alchon |
Publisher | University of New Mexico Press |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2003-02-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0826328725 |
Newly pertinent to today’s coronavirus pandemic, this study of disease among the native peoples of the New World before and after 1492 challenges many widely held notions about encounters between European and native peoples. Whereas many late twentieth century scholars blamed the catastrophic decline of postconquest native populations on the introduction of previously unknown infections from the Old World, Alchon argues that the experiences of native peoples in the New World closely resembled those of other human populations. Exposure to lethal new infections resulted in rates of morbidity and mortality among native Americans comparable to those found among Old World populations. Why then did native American populations decline by 75 to 90 percent in the century following contact with Europeans? Why did these populations fail to recover, in contrast to those of Africa, Asia, and Europe? Alchon points to the practices of European colonialism. Warfare and slavery increased mortality, and forced migrations undermined social, political, and economic institutions. This timely study effectively overturns the notion of New World exceptionalism. By showing that native Americans were not uniquely affected by European diseases, Alchon also undercuts the stereotypical notion of the Americas as a new Eden, free of disease and violence until the intrusion of germ-laden, rapacious Europeans.
1001 All-Natural Secrets To A Pest-Free Property
Title | 1001 All-Natural Secrets To A Pest-Free Property PDF eBook |
Author | Dr. Myles H. Bader |
Publisher | |
Pages | 440 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Insect pests |
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This book will help you eliminate almost every kind of insect and critter you can think of and do it using natural substances. It has taken Dr. Bader 10 years of research to be able to provide thousands of usable methods of getting rid of unwanted insects from your garden and pest animals from your property. Including: Get rid of the neighbor's cats and dogs from digging up your yard; easy methods for removing insects from plants and trees; discourage wild animals from entering your property; learn where the bugs hide in the winter; and never see another mosquito or fly in your home or yard.
Public land pest management strategy
Title | Public land pest management strategy PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 13 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Feral animals |
ISBN | 9781741060836 |
Pests in the City
Title | Pests in the City PDF eBook |
Author | Dawn Day Biehler |
Publisher | University of Washington Press |
Pages | 361 |
Release | 2013-11-01 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0295804866 |
From tenements to alleyways to latrines, twentieth-century American cities created spaces where pests flourished and people struggled for healthy living conditions. In Pests in the City, Dawn Day Biehler argues that the urban ecologies that supported pests were shaped not only by the physical features of cities but also by social inequalities, housing policies, and ideas about domestic space. Community activists and social reformers strived to control pests in cities such as Washington, DC, Chicago, Baltimore, New York, and Milwaukee, but such efforts fell short when authorities blamed families and neighborhood culture for infestations rather than attacking racial segregation or urban disinvestment. Pest-control campaigns tended to target public or private spaces, but pests and pesticides moved readily across the porous boundaries between homes and neighborhoods. This story of flies, bedbugs, cockroaches, and rats reveals that such creatures thrived on lax code enforcement and the marginalization of the poor, immigrants, and people of color. As Biehler shows, urban pests have remained a persistent problem at the intersection of public health, politics, and environmental justice, even amid promises of modernity and sustainability in American cities. Watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG9PFxLY7K4&feature=c4-overview&list=UUge4MONgLFncQ1w1C_BnHcw
Circular
Title | Circular PDF eBook |
Author | Colorado. Office of State Entomologist |
Publisher | |
Pages | 602 |
Release | 1920 |
Genre | Agricultural pests |
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Leaflets
Title | Leaflets PDF eBook |
Author | Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries |
Publisher | |
Pages | 532 |
Release | 1919 |
Genre | Agriculture |
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Animal and Bird Pest Management in Agricultural Land
Title | Animal and Bird Pest Management in Agricultural Land PDF eBook |
Author | Johnson Stanley |
Publisher | Daya Publishing House |
Pages | 212 |
Release | 2015-01-01 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9789351306764 |
For all who are interested in vertebrate pest management, say farmers, agriculturists, management professionals, scientists or students, this book provides valuable information on the principles and techniques of repellents and management options for both mammal and bird pests of crop plants. Till now, much of these works are not been done or reported in India. However, vertebrate pests cause extensive damage to agriculture apart from undesirable human-wildlife interactions.