The environment in Rachel Carson's Silent spring
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Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2012.
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1 online resource (207 pages) : ill. ; 24 cm.
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8-12.
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A collection of essays exploring Rachel Carson's background and issues pertaining to the environment as seen in her book "Silent Spring." Features additional essays discussing the environment today, discussion questions, a timeline of Carson's life, and further reading.
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Wiener, G. (2012). The environment in Rachel Carson's Silent spring. Detroit: Greenhaven Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Wiener, Gary. 2012. The Environment in Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. Detroit: Greenhaven Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Wiener, Gary, The Environment in Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012.
MLA Citation (style guide)Wiener, Gary. The Environment in Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Web.
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505 | 0 | |a Background on Rachel Carson. The life of Rachel Carson / Tom Crawford ; Rachel Carson was a hero / Terry Tempest Williams -- The environment in Silent Spring. Silent Spring advocates a balanced view of nature / Priscilla Coit Murphy ; Silent Spring calls for a new way of thinking about the environment / John Burnside ; Silent Spring's success stems from its mix of science and storytelling / Dianne Newell ; Silent Spring is a subversive book / Gary Kroll ; Carson used war metaphors to make her point about pesticides / Cheryll Glotfelty ; attacks on Silent Spring were gender based / Michael B. Smith ; Silent Spring does not begin or end the battle over pesticide policy / Rachel Carson ; Silent Spring challenges our commitment to environmental safety / Marla Cone ; Silent Spring exaggerated the case against pesticides / Ronald Bailey ; Silent Spring's critics distort Carson's case / Brian Bethune ; Carson won a battle but lost the war over environmental policy / Colin Tudge -- Contemporary perspectives on the environment. Modern capitalism causes needless waste of natural resources / David R. Loy ; Pesticides are still poisoning the planet / Christopher D. Cook ; Environmentalists devalue human life / Wesley J. Smith ; The 2010 Gulf oil spill provides lessons about preventing future disasters / Douglas N. Rader ; Environmentalists are the enemy of progress and happiness / James Delingpole ; DDT should be a last resort in fighting malaria / NewsRx Health Editors ; National security and environmentalism must work collaboratively / Gal Luft. | |
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