The myth of Silent spring : rethinking the origins of American environmentalism / Chad Montrie.

"The Myth of Silent Spring challenges the widely held belief that Rachel Carson's celebrated 1962 book catalyzed the American environmental movement. While acknowledging the important contribution of Carson's exposé, this book draws on a bounty of rich sources to push the movement's origins further...

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Main Author: Montrie, Chad (Author)
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
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Physical Description:x, 185 pages ; 22 cm
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505 0 |a Introduction : "The fight for a balanced environment and the fight for social justice and dignity are not unrelated struggles" -- "I think less of the factory than of my native dell" -- "Why don't they dump the garbage on the bully-vards?" -- "Massive mobilization for a great citizen crusade" -- Conclusion : "They keep threatening us with the loss of our jobs." 
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