Silent Spring

Type

Book

Authors

Rachel Carson

ISBN 10

0141184949

ISBN 13

9780141184944

Tags

english, anglais, nonfiction, Environment, classics, classiques, Environnement, Economics, Pollution, Environmental Science, Conservation, Environmentalism, Lexile 1340L

Abstract

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Lord Shackleton, a preface by World Wildlife Fund founder Julian Huxley, and an afterword by Carson's biographer Linda Lear.

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Compétences : Lire Débutant complet : non
Thèmes : Environnement

Descriptif : "This book brought ecology into popular consciousness"
Résumé : "Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. "

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