Gerald E Markowitz

Biographic Data

ID681361
NAMEGerald E Markowitz
GIVEN NAMESGerald E
FAMILY NAMEMarkowitz
SIGNATUREMARKOWITZ G E
AFFILIATIONSJohn Jay College, CUNY Western New England College
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS15
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1973
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
H-INDEX2

  • Deceit and Denial

    Gerald Markowitz, Gerald E Markowitz et al.BOOKDeceit and Denial2019

    Deceit and Denial details the attempts by the chemical and lead industries to deceive Americans about the dangers that their deadly products present to workers, the public, and consumers. Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner pursued evidence steadily and relentlessly, interviewed the important players, investigated untapped sources, and uncovered a bruising story of cynical and cruel disregard for health and human rights. This resulting exposé is fu…

  • Deceit and Denial

    Gerald E Markowitz, David RosnerBOOKDeceit and Denial2002

    This book explains the public relations campaign undertaken by the lead industry to persuade Americans to use its deadly product in painting walls, toys, furniture, and other objects in America's homes despite a wealth of information that children were at risk for serious brain damage and death from ingesting this poison. It describes how European and American plastics industries worked together to keep secret the cancer-producing potential of on…

  • Democratic Vistas

    Richard D Mckinzie, Richard McKinzie et al.ARTICLEThe American Historical Review1987

    Review of: Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal. Park, Marlene and Markowitz, Gerald E

  • Images of the 1930s

    Barbara Melosh, Karal Ann Marling et al.ARTICLEReviews in American History1985

  • Democratic Vistas

    Abraham A Davidson, Marlene Park et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1985Cited by: 2

    Journal Article Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal. By Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz. (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1984. xx + 247 pp. Illustrations, appendix, notes, bibliography on the section, and index. $37.95.) Get access Abraham A. Davidson Abraham A. Davidson Temple University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 72, Issue 2…

  • The “Crime of the Century” Revisited

    Open AccessGerald E Markowitz, Michael Meeropol et al.ARTICLEScience & Society1980

    I think that the data that went out in the case of the Rosenbergs was of minor value. I would never say that publicly. Again, that is something while it is not secret, I think should be kept very quiet, because irrespective of the value of that in the overall picture, the Rosenbergs deserved to hang, and I would not like to see anything that would make people say General Groves thinks they didn't do much damage after all.1

  • Progressivism and Imperialism

    Open AccessGerald E MarkowitzARTICLEHistorian1975

    Additional informationNotes on contributorsGerald E. MarkowitzThe author is Assistant Professor of History in the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York. He expresses his indebtedness to Blanche Cook, Michael Meeropol, Dennis Sherman, and especially William A. Williams for their helpful suggestions and support in this work

  • Doctors in Crisis

    Open AccessGerald E Markowitz, David Karl Rosner et al.ARTICLEAmerican Quarterly1973Cited by: 13

    conservatism of the medical profession in general, and most particularly, the American Medical Association. Critics charge that doctors have been an elite who have been primarily and excessively interested in increasing their status and achieving a large income commensurate with a high social standing. Furthermore, it is asserted, physicians blocked reforms and innovations designed to improve health care for a majority of Americans, especially if…