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

by Priscilla Coit Murphy

Book Overview

In 1962 the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring sparked widespread public debate on the issue of pesticide abuse and environmental degradation. The discussion permeated the entire print and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558494766
• ISBN13: 9781558494763
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"