| Nature and Madness Contributor(s): Shepard, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820319805 ISBN-13: 9780820319803 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: Through much of history our relationship with the earth has been plagued by ambivalence -- we not only enjoy and appreciate the forces and manifestations of nature, we seek to plunder, alter, and control them. Here Paul Shepard uncovers the cultural roots of our ecological crisis and proposes ways to repair broken bonds with the earth, our past, and nature. Ultimately encouraging, he notes, "There is a secret person undamaged in every individual. We have not lost, and cannot lose, the genuine impulse". |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Nature | Ecology - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 304.2 |
| LCCN: 97023869 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.09" W x 9.03" (0.68 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Through much of history our relationship with the earth has been plagued by ambivalence--we not only enjoy and appreciate the forces and manifestations of nature, we seek to plunder, alter, and control them. Here Paul Shepard uncovers the cultural roots of our ecological crisis and proposes ways to repair broken bonds with the earth, our past, and nature. Ultimately encouraging, he notes, "There is a secret person undamaged in every individual. We have not lost, and cannot lose, the genuine impulse." |
Contributor Bio(s): Shepard, Paul: - PAUL SHEPARD (1925-1996) was Avery Professor of Natural Philosophy and Human Ecology at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. He is the author of twelve books, a number of which are available from the University of Georgia Press. |
