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Silent spring

Verfasser*in: Suche nach Verfasser*in Carson, Rachel
Verfasser*innenangabe: Rachel Carson. Intr. by Lord Shackleton. Pref. by Julian Huxley. With a new Afterword by Linda Lear
Jahr: 2000
Verlag: London, Penguin Books
Mediengruppe: Buch
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Originally published: 1962

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Verfasser*in: Suche nach Verfasser*in Carson, Rachel
Verfasser*innenangabe: Rachel Carson. Intr. by Lord Shackleton. Pref. by Julian Huxley. With a new Afterword by Linda Lear
Jahr: 2000
Verlag: London, Penguin Books
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ISBN: 978-0-141-18494-4
2. ISBN: 0-141-18494-9
Beschreibung: Reprinted in Penguin Classics, 323 Seiten
Beteiligte Personen: Suche nach dieser Beteiligten Person Shackleton, ... ; Huxley, Julian; Lear, Linda [Nachwort]
Sprache: Englisch
Fußnote: 'Carson's books brought ecology into popular consciousness' -- Daily Telegraph Now recognized as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, SILENT SPRING exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides. Despite condemnation in the press and heavy-handed attempts by the chemical industry to ban the book, Rachel carson succeeded in creating a new public awareness of the environment which led to changes in government and inspired the ecological movement. Contents: A fable for tomorrow -- The obligation to endure -- Elixirs of death -- Surface waters and underground seas -- Realms of the soil -- Earth's green mantle -- Needless havoc -- And no birds sing -- Rivers of death -- Indiscriminately from the skies -- Beyond the dreams of the Borgias -- The human price -- Through a narrow window -- One in every four -- Nature fights back -- The Rumblings of an avalanche -- The other road.
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