Carson, Rachel
Silent Spring (Penguin Modern Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141184944
- author:
- Carson, Rachel
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2000
- Pages:
- 336
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Conservation of the environment
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring is a landmark work that alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, sparking revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water.
First published in 1962, 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. The book exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides, and despite condemnation in the press and attempts by the chemical industry to ban it, Carson succeeded in creating a new public awareness of the environment.
The book's impact was significant, leading to changes in government and inspiring the ecological movement. It is thanks to Silent Spring that harmful pesticides such as DDT were banned from use in the US and countries around the world. If you're interested in learning more about the power of environmental activism, you might also enjoy John Christopher's The Death of Grass, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.
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