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008			921123s1964 nyu b 001 0 eng
020			_a9780141184944
082			_a363.738 4 _bC239S
100			_aCarson, Rachel _914809
245			_aSilent Spring _cby Rachel Carson.
260			_aNew Delhi _bPenguin _c1964.
300			_a323p. _c19 cm.
500			_aSummary: Now recognized as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides Rachel Carson's Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Despite condemnation in the press and heavy-handed attempts by the chemical industry to ban the book, Carson succeeded in creating a new public awareness of the environment which led to changes in government and inspired the ecological movement. It is thanks to this book, and the help of many environmentalists, that harmful pesticides such as DDT were banned from use in the US and countries around the world. 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.
650			_aPesticides _xEnvironmental aspects. _914810
650			_aPesticides _xToxicology. _914811
650			_aPesticides and wildlife. _914812
650			_aInsect pests _xBiological control. _914813
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