Our Synthetic Environment
Encyclopedia
Our Synthetic Environment is a book published in 1962 that was written by Murray Bookchin
under the pseudonym of "Lewis Herber".
The book warns of the dangers of pesticide use and it predates Silent Spring
, a more widely known book on the same topic.
Murray Bookchin
Murray Bookchin was an American libertarian socialist author, orator, and philosopher. A pioneer in the ecology movement, Bookchin was the founder of the social ecology movement within anarchist, libertarian socialist and ecological thought. He was the author of two dozen books on politics,...
under the pseudonym of "Lewis Herber".
The book warns of the dangers of pesticide use and it predates Silent Spring
Silent Spring
Silent Spring is a book written by Rachel Carson and published by Houghton Mifflin on 27 September 1962. The book is widely credited with helping launch the environmental movement....
, a more widely known book on the same topic.
Contents
- Chapter 1: THE PROBLEM
- Chapter 2: AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH
- Chapter 3: URBAN LIFE AND HEALTH
- Chapter 4: THE PROBLEM OF CHEMICALS IN FOOD
- Chapter 5: ENVIRONMENT AND CANCER
- Chapter 6: RADIATION AND HUMAN HEALTH
- Chapter 7: HUMAN ECOLOGY
- Chapter 8: HEALTH AND SOCIETY
- Appendices