| Tender Carnivore and the Sacred Game Contributor(s): Shepard, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820319813 ISBN-13: 9780820319810 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: In what may be his boldest and most controversial book, Paul Shepard presents an account of human behavior and ecology in light of our past. In it, he contends that agriculture is responsible for our ecological decline and looks to the hunting and gathering lifestyle as a model more closely in tune with our essential nature. Shepard advocates affirming the profound and beautiful nature of the hunter and gatherer, redefining agriculture and combining technology with hunting and gathering to recover a livable environment and a peaceful society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Ecology - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 304.2 |
| LCCN: 97026999 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.99" W x 8.95" (0.99 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In what may be his boldest and most controversial book, Paul Shepard presents an account of human behavior and ecology in light of our past. In it, he contends that agriculture is responsible for our ecological decline and looks to the hunting and gathering lifestyle as a model more closely in tune with our essential nature. Shepard advocates affirming the profound and beautiful nature of the hunter and gatherer, redefining agriculture and combining technology with hunting and gathering to recover a livable environment and peaceful society. |
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. |
