Hoodwinking the Nation

by Simon, Julian

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Full title :Hoodwinking the Nation.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1999.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Taylor and Francis
Place of Publication:Somerset
Language:eng
Publication Date:1999.

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Description:1 online resource (155 pages)

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ISBN:9781351515207, 1351515209
oclc:ocn999642263
LC Classification:GE40.S55 1999
Dewey Decimal:333.7

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; FOREWORD; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1. WHAT DO AMERICANS WRONGLY BELIEVE ABOUT ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES, AND POPULATION?; 2. THE VANISHING FARMLAND SCAM; 3. THE CONCEPTS THAT LEAD TO SCARES ABOUT RESOURCES AND POPULATION GROWTH; 4. WHY DOES THE PUBLIC NOT HEAR SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL THINKERS?; 5. WHY ARE SO MANY BIOLOGISTS ALARMED?; 6. THE OLD-TIME JOURNALISTIC METHODS DON'T WORK HERE; 7. DAMN LIES, STATISTICS, AND DOOMSDAY; 8. PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE VERSUS MEDIA-SHAPED OPINIONS; 9. HOW PSYCHOLOGY AFFECTS THE EVALUATION OF TRENDS.

10. WHY DO WE HEAR PROPHECIES OF DOOM FROM EVERY SIDE?CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; INDEX.

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