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<p><P>The Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series&#58; concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics. <P><i>The Green Revolution</i> documents the tremendous change in public awareness and attitudes since the publication of Rachel Carson's <i>Silent Spring</i>. Sale assesses the growth of national environmental organizations and the influence of scientists and their theories about global warming, the greenhouse effect, acid rain, toxic waste, and biodiversity. And he shows how environmental concerns affect all levels of society and much of our government's legislative and regulatory work.</p> <h3>Publishers Weekly</h3> <p>Noted environmentalist Sale ( Dwellers in the Land ) here offers a brief but effective survey of American environmentalism. He cites Rachel Carson's 1962 Silent Spring as the spur to the modern environmental movement, then describes four periods of activism. During the ``protest generation'' years from 1962 to Earth Day in 1970, environmentalists focused on preserving nature for the preservation of man. During the 1970s, the ``doomsday decade,'' environmental groups formed a professionalized Washington power center, leading to

Author

Kirkpatrick Sale; consulting editor, Eric Foner

Publisher

New York: Hill and Wang

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9780809015511

Subjects

Social Science, Economics, Business