An Analysis of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

ISBN-13: 9781912127450 / Miękka / 2017 / 98 str.

Nikki Springer

Opis

Carson's 1962 work Silent Spring was one of the first books ever to highlight environmentalist issues.

Spis treści

Ways in to the Text  Who was Rachel Carson?  What does Silent Spring Say?  Why does  Silent Spring Matter?  Section 1: Influences  Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context  Module 2: Academic Context  Module 3: The Problem  Module 4: The Author's Contribution  Section 2: Ideas  Module 5: Main Ideas  Module 6: Secondary Ideas  Module 7: Achievement  Module 8: Place in the Author's Work  Section 3: Impact  Module 9: The First Responses  Module 10: The Evolving Debate  Module 11: Impact and Influence Today  Module 12: Where Next?  Glossary of Terms  People Mentioned in the Text  Works Cited

O autorze

Nikki Springer has studied at MIT, Harvard and Yale. She is currently researching her PhD in environmental management at Yale.