Nature's Web: Exploration of Ecological Thinking

by PeterH.Marshall (Author), PeterH.Marshall (Author)

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  1992

  $3.29

  Tracing the origins and development of the ideas and values which have led to the present ecological crisis, this book places the contemporary debate over green issues in their historical context and illuminates what is loosely called earth wisdom . Describing the emergence of the ecological mind, imagination and sensibility, the book uncovers an alternative intellectual tradition to the one that has come to dominate Western civilization. Peter Marshall is also the author of William Godwin , Into Cuba and Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism .

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  1995

  $4.37

  This work places the contemporary debate over green issues in its historical context. Outlining the ideas and values which have led to the present crisis, Peter Marshall traces the development of ecological thought from its origins in ancient religions and philosophies, to modern science and ethics. Informed by sound research and meticulous scholarship, this is an accessible guide to green politics, environmentalism and ecology. It provides the wider ecological movement with a comprehensive vision which will lay the foundations of an organic and sustainable society in harmony with nature.