An examination of the Scientific Revolution that shows how the mechanistic world view of modern science has sanctioned the exploitation of nature, unrestrained commercial expansion, and a new socioec
With the arrival of European explorers and settlers during the seventeenth century, Native American ways of life and the environment itself underwent radical alterations as human relationships to the
How and why have Americans living at particular times and places used and transformed their environment? How have political systems dealt with conflicts over resources and conservation? This is the on
Autonomous Nature investigates the history of nature as an active, often unruly force in tension with nature as a rational, logical order from ancient times to the Scientific Revolution of the sevente
Autonomous Nature investigates the history of nature as an active, often unruly force in tension with nature as a rational, logical order from ancient times to the Scientific Revolution of the sevente
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
Merchant's (environmental history, philosophy and ethics, U. of California-Berkeley) text is based on ideas developed in lectures given during the 1990s in the U.S. and Australia. She explores ways i
By studying the many ways diverse peoples have changed, shaped, and conserved the natural world over time, environmental historians provide insight into humanity's unique relationship with nature and,
By studying the many ways diverse peoples have changed, shaped, and conserved the natural world over time, environmental historians provide insight into humanity's unique relationship with nature and,
Science and Nature brings together the work and insights of historian Carolyn Merchant on the history of science, environmental history, and ethics. The book explores her ideas about the interconnecti
In 1887, a year after founding the Audubon Society, explorer and conservationist George Bird Grinnell launchedAudubon Magazine. The magazine constituted one of the first efforts to preserve bird speci
This is a new edition of the classic examination of major philosophical, ethical, scientific and economic roots of environmental problems which examines the ways that radical ecologists can transform
Written by one of the leading thinkers in environmentalism, Earthcare brings together Merchant's existing work on the topic of women and the environment as well as updated and new essays. Earthcare lo
This revised edition of Carolyn’s 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. T
This revised edition of Carolyn’s 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. T
This third edition, part of the Major Problems in American History series, includes documents and essays on the environment intended to encourage students to exercise critical thinking in evaluating p
As we survey the negative effects of modernism—environmental destruction, the net consumption of irreplaceable natural resources, the ever-widening gulf between first and third worlds—we are forced to
