Silent spring at 50
By: edited By Roger Meiners, Pierre Desrochers, and Andrew Morriss
Publisher: Cato Institute
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9781937184995
Subjects: Pesticides and wildlife; Biological control; Pesticides; Toxicology; Environmental aspects; Insect pests
Description: Widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement when published 50 years ago, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring had a profound impact on our society. As an iconic work, the book has often been shielded from critical inquiry. This book explores Silent Spring's historical context, the science it was built on, and the policy consequences of its core ideas. It concludes that despite her reputation as a careful writer widely praised for building her arguments on science and facts, Carson's best-seller contained significant errors and sins of omission.--From book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.