| DDT, Silent Spring, and the Rise of Environmentalism: Classic Texts Contributor(s): Dunlap, Thomas (Author), Cronon, William (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0295998946 ISBN-13: 9780295998947 Publisher: University of Washington Press OUR PRICE: $103.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Law | Environmental |
| Dewey: 363.179 |
| Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (0.86 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 for Tomorrow" from Silent Spring. Beginning with attitudes toward nature at the turn of the twentieth century, the book moves through the use and early regulation of pesticides; the introduction and early success of DDT; the discovery of its environmental effects; and the uproar over Silent Spring. It ends with recent debates about DDT as a potential solution to malaria in Africa. |