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What a Book Can Do: The Publication and Reception of "Silent Spring" (Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book)
Priscilla Coit Murphy
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Description for What a Book Can Do: The Publication and Reception of "Silent Spring" (Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book)
Paperback. In 1962, the publication of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" sparked widespread public debate on the hazards of pesticide abuse for humans and their environment. This work explores how a newsmaking book enabled a single voice of warning to gain the attention of the entire country, and beyond. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
In 1962, the publication of Rachel Carson's ""Silent Spring"" sparked widespread public debate on the hazards of pesticide abuse for humans and their environment. With in a year, the controversy had spread throughout print and broadcast media. Despite its preliminary appearance in a magazine, ""Silent Spring"" reached the full media system and made its lasting impression in the form of a book. With clarity and precision, Priscilla Coit Murphy explores how a newsmaking book enabled a single voice of warning to gain the attention of the entire country, and beyond. Murphy's exploration follows the story of the book and the ... Read more
In 1962, the publication of Rachel Carson's ""Silent Spring"" sparked widespread public debate on the hazards of pesticide abuse for humans and their environment. With in a year, the controversy had spread throughout print and broadcast media. Despite its preliminary appearance in a magazine, ""Silent Spring"" reached the full media system and made its lasting impression in the form of a book. With clarity and precision, Priscilla Coit Murphy explores how a newsmaking book enabled a single voice of warning to gain the attention of the entire country, and beyond. Murphy's exploration follows the story of the book and the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558495821
SKU
V9781558495821
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Ref
99-15
About Priscilla Coit Murphy
PRISCILLA COIT MURPHY is an independent scholar who lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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