标题(title):Silent Spring at 50: the False Crises of Rachel Carson
50岁的寂静春天:雷切尔·卡森的虚假危机
作者(author):Meiners, Roger; Desroches, Pierre; Carson, Rachel; Morriss, Andrew
出版社(publisher):Cato Institute
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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, but this landmark anniversary provides an excellent opportunity to reassess its legacy and influence. In Silent Spring at 50: The False Crises of Rachel Carson a team of national experts explores the book's historical context, the scie. Read more...
Abstract: 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, but this landmark anniversary provides an excellent opportunity to reassess its legacy and influence. In Silent Spring at 50: The False Crises of Rachel Carson a team of national experts explores the book's historical context, the scie
Table of contents :
Content: Intro
Table of Contents
1. Silent Spring at 50
2. The Lady Who Started All This
3. The Intellectual Groundwaters of Silent Spring
4. Silent Spring as Secular Religion
5. The Selective Silence of Silent Spring
6. Rachel Carson's Health Scare
7. The Balance of Nature and ""The Other Road""
8. Did Rachel Carson Understand the Importance of DDT?
9. Agricultural Revolutions and Agency Wars
10. The False Promise of Federalization
11. The Precautionary Principle: Silent Spring's Toxic Legacy
12. Risk Over-Simplified
Notes
Index
Contributors
About the Cato Institute.
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