| The Wilderness Condition: Essays on Environment and Civilization Contributor(s): Oelschlaeger, Max (Editor), Sierra Club Books (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 1559631902 ISBN-13: 9781559631907 Publisher: Island Press OUR PRICE: $80.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1992 Annotation: This book aims to introduce to a larger audience issues that are too often limited to scholarly circles. A thought-provoking collection of essays by some of the environmental movement's preeminent thinkers, "The Wilderness Condition" explores the dynamic tension between wild nature and civilization, offering insights into why the relationship has become adversarial and suggesting creative means for reconciliation. Contributors include Paul Shepard, Curt Meine, Max Oelschlaeger, and George Sessions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Human Geography - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Nature | Animals - Mammals |
| Dewey: 304.2 |
| LCCN: 92052649 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.51" W x 8.22" (0.91 lbs) 345 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book aims to introduce to a larger audience issues that are too often limited to scholarly circles. A thought-provoking collection of essays by some of the environmental movement's preeminent thinkers, The Wilderness Condition explores the dynamic tension between wild nature and civilization, offering insights into why the relationship has become adversarial and suggesting creative means for reconciliation. Contributors include Paul Shepard, Curt Meine, Max Oelschlaeger, and George Sessions. |