How Long to Read Insects, Experts, and the Insecticide Crisis

How Long Does it Take to Read Insects, Experts, and the Insecticide Crisis?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Insects, Experts, and the Insecticide Crisis by John H. Perkins

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Science and technology are cultural phenomena. Expert knowledge is generated amid the conflicts of a society and in turn supplies fuel to fire yet further change and new clashes. This essay on economic entomology is a case study on how cultural events and forces affected the creation of scientific and technical knowledge. The time period emphasized is 1945 to 1980. My initial premises for selecting relevant data for the story were ultimately not of much use. Virtually all debates about insect control since 1945 have been centered around the environmental and health hazards associated with insecticides. My first but inadequate conclusion was that the center of interest lay between those who defended the chemicals and those who advocated the use of nonchemical control methods. With this formulation of the problem, I was drawn to an analysis of how the chemical manufacturers had managed to dominate and even corrupt the work of entomological scientists, farmers, members of Congress, and regulators in the USDA and EPA. My own contribu tions to a policy study at the National Academy of Sciences were based 1 on this premise. More recently, Robert van den Bosch developed the 2 "corruption theme" in considerable detail.

How long is Insects, Experts, and the Insecticide Crisis?

Insects, Experts, and the Insecticide Crisis by John H. Perkins is 314 pages long, and a total of 79,756 words.

This makes it 106% the length of the average book. It also has 97% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Insects, Experts, and the Insecticide Crisis Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 15 minutes to read Insects, Experts, and the Insecticide Crisis aloud.

What Reading Level is Insects, Experts, and the Insecticide Crisis?

Insects, Experts, and the Insecticide Crisis is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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