What a Book Can Do - The Publication and Reception of Silent Spring

Informationen zum Autor Priscilla Coit Murphy is an independent scholar who lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Klappentext In 1962, the publication of Rachel Carson's ""Silent Spring"" sparked widespread public debate on the hazards of pesticide abuse for humans and their environment. This work explores how a newsmaking book enabled a single voice of warning to gain the attention of the entire country, and beyond. Zusammenfassung In 1962! the publication of Rachel Carson's ""Silent Spring"" sparked widespread public debate on the hazards of pesticide abuse for humans and their environment. This work explores how a newsmaking book enabled a single voice of warning to gain the attention of the entire country! and beyond.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Priscilla Coit Murphy
• Editore: University of Massachusetts
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2007
• EAN: 9781558495821
• ISBN: 978-1-55849-582-1
• Pagine: 288
• Serie: Studies in Print Culture and t; Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva