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Author Young, Louise B

Title Power over people / Louise B. Young
Published New York : Oxford University Press, ©1992

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 247 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Introduction; Foreword; 1. A Quiet Place; 2. Power Transmission Pollution; 3. The People Protest; 4. "The Government Will Protect Us"; 5. A Bend in the Line; 6. Trees or Towers; 7. David and Goliath; 8. Little Tranquilizing Pills; 9. Field Tests, Country Style; 10. Abuse of Discretion; 11. Ohio Power Company versus Clovis Strasbow; 12. Earthspace is Precious; 13. A Question of Power; 14. What Are the Alternatives?; 15. Progress Comes to Zilchville, U.S.A.; Epilogue: 1992; References for Original Text: 1973; Bibliography: 1973; References for Introduction: 1992
Summary For most of us, life is spent in one vast electromagnetic field. In the office we sit in front of computer terminals, at home, in front of the television. We cook our meals in microwave ovens, trim our hedges with electric shears, illuminate our houses, workplaces, and streets with incandescent and fluorescent lighting. And until only recently, the potential hazards imposed by life in the shadows of high-voltage power lines have hardly been considered. First published in 1973, Power Over People was the first book to address the frightening potential side effects of our dependence on electrical
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-247)
Notes English
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Subject Overhead electric lines -- Environmental aspects.
Electric lines.
Environmental health.
Electricity -- adverse effects
Electromagnetic Fields -- adverse effects
Environmental Exposure
Environmental Health
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Safety.
Environmental health
Electric lines
Overhead electric lines -- Environmental aspects
SUBJECT United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481
Form Electronic book
LC no. 92004396
ISBN 1423737024
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