Dirty Words: Writings on the History and Culture of Pollution - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1853830798 ISBN 13: 9781853830792

Casa editrice: Earthscan / James & James, 1991

Riassunto

A collection of entertaining and provocative essays on the culture and history of pollution. Each piece challenges the reader to take a closer look at the current boom in environmental concern. It questions why we decided to saturate our land in pesticides, how a particular panda came to be redesigned to sell the environment as a serious concern and how the whale became a cuddly toy. The book also examines pollution in literature - the famous fogs of Sherlock Holmes and the LA smogs of Raymond Chandler's detective stories. The essays cover the past, present and theorize about what we can look forward to.

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ix 166p paperback, a very good copy from a Cambridge college library, clean

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Earthscan / James & James
• Data di pubblicazione: 1991
• ISBN 10: 1853830798
• ISBN 13: 9781853830792
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 176
• Redattore: Bradby Hannah