Read complete books and articles on: Agent Orange

Agent Orange - herbicide used by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War to expose enemy guerrilla forces in forested areas. Agent Orange contains varying amounts of dioxin. Exposure to the defoliant has been linked with chemical acne, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and soft-tissue sarcoma. Many soldiers were exposed to Agent Orange in the Vietnam War. Afflicted veterans brought a

10 of the Best Books and Articles on: Agent Orange

as selected by Questia librarians

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Dioxin, Agent Orange: The Facts » Read Now
by Michael Gough. 274 pgs.

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Waiting for an Army to Die: The Tragedy of Agent Orange » Read Now
by Fred A. Wilcox. 224 pgs.

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Telling a tragic and important story, Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange chronicle their discovery of the cause of serious illnesses within their ranks and birth defects among their children, as well as their long battle with a government that refused to listen to their complaints.
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Agent Orange on Trial: Mass Toxic Disasters in the Courts » Read Now
by Peter H. Schuck. 363 pgs.

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...AGENT ORANGE ON TRIAL AGENT ORANGE ON TRIAL Mass Toxic Disasters in the Courts Enlarged...of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Schuck Peter H. Agent Orange on trial...
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Developing Scientific and Policy Methods That Support Precautionary Action in the Face of Uncertainty-The Institute of Medicine Committee on Agent Orange, in Public Health Reports » Read Now
by Joel A. Tickner. 12 pgs.
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Dioxin in Vietnam: Fighting a Legacy of War, in Environmental Health Perspectives » Read Now
by Susan M. Booker. 2 pgs.

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...effects resulting from spraying Agent Orange and other herbicides during the...program for studying the effects of Agent Orange in Southeast Asia, particularly...addressed...
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A Geographic Information System for Characterizing Exposure to Agent Orange and Other Herbicides in Vietnam, in Environmental Health Perspectives » Read Now
by Jeanne Mager Stellman, Steven D. Stellman, Tracy Weber, Carrie Tomasallo, Andrew B. Stellman, Richard Christian, Jr. 8 pgs.

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...for Characterizing Exposure to Agent Orange and Other Herbicides in Vietnam...gallons of dioxin-contaminated Agent Orange, yet only comparatively limited...locations, or...
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Healing the Wounds of War? A Discussion of Agent Orange Compensation Programmes in the United States and Vietnam, in International Journal of Comparative Sociology » Read Now
by Michael G. Palmer. 14 pgs.

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The Limits of Law: Essays on Democratic Governance ("Agent Orange" begins on p. 53) » Read Now
by Peter H. Schuck. 492 pgs.

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In the Limits of Law, Peter Schuck draws on law, social science, and history to explore this momentous clash between law's compelling promise of ordered liberty and the realistic limits of its capacity to deliver on this promise.
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Handbook of Post-Traumatic Therapy (Discussion of Agent Orange begins on p. 531) » Read Now
by Mary Beth Williams, John F. Sommer Jr. 638 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

This handbook provides both a conceptual and practical framework for diagnosing, treating, and assessing post-traumatic stress in survivors of violence, abuse, war, ethnocultural problems, political torture, and disaster. The in-depth clinical experience of Williams and Sommer helps define a variety...
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This handbook provides both a conceptual and practical framework for diagnosing, treating, and assessing post-traumatic stress in survivors of violence, abuse, war, ethnocultural problems, political torture, and disaster. The in-depth clinical experience of Williams and Sommer helps define a variety of theories and methods for treating children, adults, families, and other groups with various types of post-tramautic stress disorders. They point to specific new kinds of therapies and types of interventions, and discuss new developments and trends for the treatment of post-traumatic stress. This reference volume, with its lengthy bibliography, is designed for students, teachers, and practitioners in the fields of psychology and psychiatry, social work, medicine, and public health.
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The Responsible Judge: Readings in Judicial Ethics (Discussion of Agent Orange begins on p. 223) » Read Now
by John T. Noonan, Kenneth I. Winston. 395 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

This highly informed selection of readings on judicial ethics is singular in the authoritative commentary and experience offered by the editors. The work considers the various ways in which moral problems arise for judges. The three sections examine: the ideal, corrupt, and over-zealous judge; the...
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This highly informed selection of readings on judicial ethics is singular in the authoritative commentary and experience offered by the editors. The work considers the various ways in which moral problems arise for judges. The three sections examine: the ideal, corrupt, and over-zealous judge; the "judging" role as it is affected by tensions rising from not only the facts of a case and legal precedents but also from personal beliefs and social expectations; and, in the final section, the judge's need for independence and its relationship to accountability and the avoidance of abuse. This work is a balanced, comprehensive, and constructive volume reflecting on the moral issues involved in sitting in judgment.
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