A Conservationist Manifesto Contributor(s): Sanders, Scott Russell (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253220807 ISBN-13: 9780253220806 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Nature | Essays |
Dewey: 333.72 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: As an antidote to the destructive culture of consumption dominating American life today, Scott Russell Sanders calls for a culture of conservation that allows us to savor and preserve the world, instead of devouring it. How might we shift to a more durable and responsible way of life? What changes in values and behavior will be required? Ranging geographically from southern Indiana to the Boundary Waters Wilderness and culturally from the Bible to billboards, Sanders extends the visions of Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, and Rachel Carson to our own day. A Conservationist Manifesto shows the crucial relevance of a conservation ethic at a time of mounting concern about global climate change, depletion of natural resources, extinction of species, and the economic inequities between rich and poor nations. The important message of this powerful book is that conservation is not simply a personal virtue but a public one. |