The Fate of the Earth (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Jonathan Schell
- First Published: 1982
- Type of Work: Cultural criticism
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction
- Subjects: Survivalism, Earth, Life and death, Environment or environmental health, Nuclear warfare or weapons
Form and Content
Jonathan Schell’s The Fate of the Earth addresses the foremost problem of the twentieth century, the issue of human survival in the face of a worldwide nuclear cataclysm. Such a disaster could, at the least, destroy the fabric of civilization that provides order and stability; at worst, it could destroy all human life on the planet. Though certainly not the first book of nuclear warning, Schell’s work quickly came to be regarded as the bible of the antinuclear movement during the 1980’s.
Schell’s approach is digestive and comprehensive. It...
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