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Author:   Lisa H. Sideris ,  Kathleen Dean Moore
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.417kg
ISBN:  

9780791474723

ISBN 10:   0791474720
Pages:   297
Publication Date:   08 May 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Acknowledgments Introduction Lisa H. Sideris Part I: A Legacy of Activism and Advocacy 1. One Patriot Terry Tempest Williams 2. Rachel Carson's Scientific and Ocean Legacies Jane Lubchenco 3. Rachel Carson and George J. Wallace: Why Public Environmental Scientists Should be Advocates for Nature Peter C. List Part II: Ethics on Land and at Sea 4. Rachel Carson's Environmental Ethics Philip Cafaro 5. Thinking Like a Mackerel: Rachel Carson's Under the Sea-Wind as a Source for a Trans-Ecotonal Sea Ethic Susan Power Bratton 6. The Conceptual Foundations of Rachel Carson's Sea Ethic J. Baird Callicott and Elyssa Back 7. Rachel Carson's The Sea Around Us, Ocean-Centrism, and a Nascent Ocean Ethic Gary Kroll Part III: Reflections on Gender and Science 8. The Ecological Body: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, and Breast Cancer Lisa H. Sideris 9. Science and Spirit: Struggles of the Early Rachel Carson Maril Hazlett 10. ""Silence, Miss Carson!"": Science, Gender, and the Reception of Silent Spring Michael Smith Part IV: An Ongoing Toxic Discourse 11. After Silent Spring: Ecological Effects of Pesticides on Public Health and on Birds and Other Organisms David Pimentel 12. Contested Icons: Rachel Carson and DDT Steve Maguire 13. In Her Footsteps Christopher Merrill 14. Living Downstream of Silent Spring Sandra Steingraber Part V: A Legacy of Wonder 15. The Secular and Religious Sources of Rachel Carson's Sense of Wonder Lisa H. Sideris 16. How to Value a Flower: Locating Beauty in Toxic Landscapes Vera Norwood 17. The Truth of the Barnacles: Rachel Carson and the Moral Significance of Wonder Kathleen Dean Moore Contributors Index"

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The structure of the collection is almost as intriguing as the selections contained within it ... The uniqueness of this text is obvious when taken as a whole. - H-Net Reviews (H-Water) This is a treasure chest of Rachel Carson studies and appreciations. Rich, challenging, and surprising, it will reward the close reader with a fresh sense of respect and affection for the essential Carson. - Robert Michael Pyle, author of Sky Time in Gray's River: Living for Keeps in a Forgotten Place From grim statistics to women's studies, from religion to public health, and from fish to flowers, these essays offer the data, emotion, and lyricism needed for a complete homage to Rachel Carson. Carson's offspring are flowering in many fields, and this book maps those connections clearly and brightly for anyone wishing to find a new approach to Carson's writing. - Nancy Gift, Director, Rachel Carson Institute

Author Information

Lisa H. Sideris is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University and the author of Environmental Ethics, Ecological Theology, and Natural Selection. Kathleen Dean Moore is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Oregon State University. She is the author of several books, including the award-winning Holdfast: At Home in the Natural World and The Pine Island Paradox.

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