Bookchin in later years |
Murray Bookchin
Bookchin was a radical thinker and published a book in 1962 -- before Carson's -- noting many of the harms from pesticides that Carson would later profile. Bookchin's work, however, was not widely read. The contrast posed the question of the relevance of Carson's writing style, especially her emotive language.
Be sure to review Chaps. 1-3,7,10-12,14,15 of Silent Spring. You should be able to comment on Carson's credibility and rhetoric, health/safety (cancer), and the balance and control of nature.
Bibliography
Herber, Lewis [pseudonym for Bookchin, Murray]. 1962. Our Synthetic Environment. New York: Knopf. Available online at Anarchist Archives: dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_archives/bookchin/syntheticenviron/osetoc.html
Graham, Since Silent Spring
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