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DDT, Silent Spring, and the Rise of Environmentalism : Classic Texts
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DDT, Silent Spring, and the Rise of Environmentalism : Classic Texts Paperback - 2008

by Dunlap, Thomas

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  • Title DDT, Silent Spring, and the Rise of Environmentalism : Classic Texts
  • Author Dunlap, Thomas
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 160
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Washington Press, Seattle
  • Date 2008-08-20
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 14774162-6
  • ISBN 9780295988344 / 0295988347
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.5 in (22.10 x 14.99 x 1.27 cm)
  • Themes
    • Interdisciplinary Studies: Environmental Studies
    • Topical: Ecology
  • Library of Congress subjects Carson, Rachel, DDT (Insecticide) - Environmental aspects -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008020044
  • Dewey Decimal Code 363.179

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From the publisher

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.

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Citations

  • Foreword, 08/15/2008, Page 0
  • Scitech Book News, 12/01/2008, Page 142

About the author

Thomas R. Dunlap is professor of history at Texas A & M University. He is the author of four books including Faith in Nature: Environmentalism as Religious Quest and DDT: Scientists, Citizens, and Public Policy.

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