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Silent Spring is a watershed moment in the history of environmentalism, credited with launching the modern environmental movement. In synthesizing a jumble of scientific and medical information into a coherent argument, Carson successfully challenged major chemical industries and the idea that modern societies could and should exert mastery over nature at any cost. Her critique remains salient today.

This book provides the first in-depth analysis, contextualisation and overview of Silent Spring, a critical work in the history of environmentalism, surveying its lasting impact...

Wie groß ist die soziale Ungleichheit zwischen den Geschlechtern wirklich? Wo werden Fortschritte gemacht, wo gibt es Probleme? 'Der Frauenatlas' von Joni Seager, Professorin für Global Studies in Boston, gibt umfassende Antworten in 164 Infografiken, basierend auf den wichtigsten internationalen Studien der letzten Jahre. 50 Länder reglementieren, wie Frauen sich aus religiösen Gründen kleiden sollen. Doppelt so viele Frauen wie Männer können nicht lesen und an dem Verhältnis hat sich über 20 Jahre lang nichts verändert. Beim derzeitigen Tempo der Fortschritte wird...

Silent Spring is a watershed moment in the history of environmentalism, credited with launching the modern environmental movement. In synthesizing a jumble of scientific and medical information into a coherent argument, Carson successfully challenged major chemical industries and the idea that modern societies could and should exert mastery over nature at any cost. Her critique remains salient today.

This book provides the first in-depth analysis, contextualisation and overview of Silent Spring, a critical work in the history of environmentalism, surveying its lasting impact...

• Shows how feminist geography has changed the landscape of geographical inquiry and knowledge since the 1970s.
  
• Explores the diverse literatures that comprise feminist geography today.
  
• Showcases cutting-edge research by feminist geographers.
  
• Charts emerging areas of scholarship, such as the body and the nation.
  
• Contributions from 50 leading international scholars in the field.

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