Ddt, Silent Spring, and the Rise of Environmentalism: Classic Texts

by Thomas R. Dunlap

Book Overview

No single event played a greater role in the birth of modern environmentalism than the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and its assault on insecticides. The documents collected by Thomas Dunlap trace shifting attitudes toward DDT and pesticides in general through a variety of sources: excerpts from scientific studies and government reports, advertisements from industry journals, articles from popular magazines, and the famous "Fable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295988347
• ISBN13: 9780295988344
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.7"