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Man's War Against Nature
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Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As humans have driven the living planet to the brink of collapse, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend it. Their words have endured, becoming the classics that define the environmental movement today.
Here, 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 in Man's War Against Nature.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9780241514450
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 August 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 108.0mm
Height: 178.0mm
Weight: 60g
Pages: 96
About the Author
Rachel Carson (1907-1964) spent most of her professional life as a marine biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. By the late 1950s, she had written three lyrical, popular books about the sea, including the best-selling The Sea Around Us. An ardent ecologist and preservationist, Carson warned against the dumping of atomic waste at sea and predicted global warming. Silent Spring, which alerted the world to the dangers of the misuse of pesticides, was written against formidable personal odds. With its publication in 1962, Carson shaped a powerful social movement that has altered the course of history.
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