This revised edition of Carolyn Merchant’s classic Reinventing Eden has been updated with a new foreword and afterword.Visionary quests to return to the Garden of Eden have shaped Western Culture. This book traces the idea of rebuilding the primeval garden from its origins to its latest incarnations and offers a bold new way to think about the earth.
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This revised edition of Carolyn Merchant’s classic Reinventing Eden has been updated with a new foreword and afterword.Visionary quests to return to the Garden of Eden have shaped Western Culture. This book traces the idea of rebuilding the primeval garden from its origins to its latest incarnations and offers a bold new way to think about the earth.
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Illustrations Acknowledgements Foreword 1. A Garden Planet Part I: Genesis of the Recovery of the Recovery Narrative Narrative 2. The Fall from Eden 3. Recovering the Garden 4. From Wilderness to Civilization Part II: New World Edens Edens World Edens Edens 5. Adam as Hero 6. Eve as Nature 7. Colonizing Eden 8. Eden Commodified Part III: New Stories 9. Earth in Recovery 10. Order out of Chaos 11. Partnership Afterword
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ISBN
9780415644266
Publisert
2013-03-19
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
408 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
304

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Biographical note

Carolyn Merchant is professor of Environmental History, Philosophy, and Ethics in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley.