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Silent Spring is an environmental science book. The book documents the adverse environmental effects caused by the indiscriminate use of pesticides. Carson accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation, and public officials of accepting the industry's marketing claims unquestioningly.The book appeared in September 1962 and the outcry that followed its publication forced the banning of DDT and spurred revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Carson’s book was instrumental in launching the environmental movement.
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Silent Spring (English version)(Chinese Edition)
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Tianjin People's Publishing House, 2019
ISBN 10: 7201150367
ISBN 13: 9787201150369
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paperback
Seller: liu xing, Nanjing, JS, China
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paperback. Condition: New. Paperback. Pub Date: 2019-09-01 Pages: 272 Language: English Publisher: Tianjin People's Publishing House science books American writer Rachel Carson creation. first published in 1962. The book depicts the mutation of a beautiful village at the beginning of the allegorical. The first half of the book. born of the soil. plants. animals. water and other interrelated . Seller Inventory # NN072886