Silent Spring at 50: The False Crises of Rachel Carson - Couverture rigide

 
9781937184995: Silent Spring at 50: The False Crises of Rachel Carson
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ISBN 10 : 1937184994 ISBN 13 : 9781937184995
Editeur : Cato Institute, 2013

Synopsis

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 science it was built on, and the policy consequences of its core ideas. The conclusion makes it abundantly clear that the legacy of Silent Spring is highly problematic. While the book provided some clear benefits, a number of Carson's major arguments rested on what can only be described as deliberate ignorance. 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. Much of what was presented as certainty then was slanted, and today we know much of it is simply wrong.

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À propos de l?auteur

Roger E. Meiners is chairman of the department of economics at the University of Texas at Arlington and a senior fellow at the Property & Environment Research Center, Bozeman, MT. Pierre Desrochers is associate professor of geography at the University of Toronto and senior research fellow at the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University. Andrew P. Morriss is professor of law and business at the University of Alabama and a senior fellow at the Property & Environment Research Center, Bozeman, MT.

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Éditeur
Cato Institute
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1937184994
ISBN 13 
9781937184995
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
344
Éditeur
Morriss Andrew, Meiners Roger, Desroches Pierre
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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