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Merchants of doubt : how a handful of scientists obscured the truth on issues from tobacco smoke to global warming, Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
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- Summary
- "Merchants of Doubt tells the story of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientific advisers, with deep connections in politics and industry, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades that link smoking to lung cancer, coal smoke to acid rain, and CFCs to the ozone hole"--Provided by the publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 355 pages
- Isbn
- 9781596916104
- Label
- Merchants of doubt : how a handful of scientists obscured the truth on issues from tobacco smoke to global warming
- Title
- Merchants of doubt
- Title remainder
- how a handful of scientists obscured the truth on issues from tobacco smoke to global warming
- Statement of responsibility
- Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
- Title variation
- How a handful of scientists obscured the truth on issues from tobacco smoke to global warming
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Merchants of Doubt tells the story of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientific advisers, with deep connections in politics and industry, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades that link smoking to lung cancer, coal smoke to acid rain, and CFCs to the ozone hole"--Provided by the publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Oreskes, Naomi
- Dewey number
- 174/.95
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- Q147
- LC item number
- .O74 2010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1965-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Conway, Erik M.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Scientists
- Science news
- Democracy and science
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Merchants of doubt : how a handful of scientists obscured the truth on issues from tobacco smoke to global warming, Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-343) and index
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- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn461631066
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 355 pages
- Isbn
- 9781596916104
- Lccn
- 2009043183
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Note
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- 174.95 OR3 ; P ; XX-N ; C1007BT2(NO) ; DLG.
- Rev.
- C-NO; C1007BT2.
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 461631066
- (Sirsi) 461631066
- (OCoLC)461631066
- Label
- Merchants of doubt : how a handful of scientists obscured the truth on issues from tobacco smoke to global warming, Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-343) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn461631066
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 355 pages
- Isbn
- 9781596916104
- Lccn
- 2009043183
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
-
- 174.95 OR3 ; P ; XX-N ; C1007BT2(NO) ; DLG.
- Rev.
- C-NO; C1007BT2.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 461631066
- (Sirsi) 461631066
- (OCoLC)461631066
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