| Thinking about Animals in the Age of the Anthropocene Contributor(s): Tønnessen, Morten (Editor), Oma, Kristin Armstrong (Editor), Rattasepp, Silver (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1498527981 ISBN-13: 9781498527989 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $47.51 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes - Nature - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology |
| Dewey: 590 |
| Series: Ecocritical Theory and Practice |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6" W x 9" (0.89 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The term "Anthropocene", the era of mankind, is increasingly being used as a scientific designation for the current geological epoch. This is because the human species now dominates ecosystems worldwide, and affects nature in a way that rivals natural forces in magnitude and scale. Thinking about Animals in the Age of the Anthropocene presents a dozen chapters that address the role and place of animals in this epoch characterized by anthropogenic (human-made) environmental change. While some chapters describe our impact on the living conditions of animals, others question conventional ideas about human exceptionalism, and stress the complex cognitive and other abilities of animals. The Anthropocene idea forces us to rethink our relation to nature and to animals, and to critically reflect on our own role and place in the world, as a species. Nature is not what it was. Nor are the lives of animals as they used to be before mankind s rise to global ecological prominence. Can we eventually learn to live with animals, rather than causing extinction and ecological mayhem? |