Man's War Against Nature

In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.

With the precision of a scientist and the simplicity of a fable, Rachel Carson reveals how man-made pesticides have destroyed wildlife, creating a world of polluted streams and silent songbirds.

Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming the classics of a movement. Together, these books show the richness of environmental thought, and point the way to a fairer, saner, greener world.

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Rachel Carson

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In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.

With the precision of a scientist and the simplicity of a fable, Rachel Carson reveals how man-made pesticides have destroyed wildlife, creating a world of polluted streams and silent songbirds.

Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming the classics of a movement. Together, these books show the richness of environmental thought, and point the way to a fairer, saner, greener world.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rachel Carson, Carson Rachel
• Editore: Penguin Books Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9780241514450
• ISBN: 978-0-241-51445-0
• Pagine: 96
• Dimensioni: 111 mm x 181 mm x 15 mm
• Serie: Penguin Classics; Green Ideas; Penguin Green Ideas
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia; NATURE / Natural Disasters, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / General, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Conservation of the environment, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Pollution and threats to the environment