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Reissued on the tenth anniversary of its publication, this classic work on our environmental crisis features a new introduction by the author, reviewing both the progress and ground lost in the fight to save the earth.
This impassioned plea for radical and life-renewing change is today still considered a groundbreaking work in environmental studies. McKibben's argument that the survival of the globe is dependent on a fundamental, philosophical shift in the way we relate to nature is more relevant than ever. McKibben writes of our earth's environmental cataclysm, addressing such core issues as the greenhouse effect, acid rain, and the depletion of the ozone layer. His new introduction addresses some of the latest environmental issues that have risen during the 1990s. The book also includes an invaluable new appendix of facts and figures that surveys the progress of the environmental movement.
More than simply a handbook for survival or a doomsday catalog of scientific prediction, this classic, soulful lament on Nature is required reading for nature enthusiasts, activists, and concerned citizens alike.
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More than simply a handbook for survival or a doomsday catalog of scientific prediction, The End Of Nature is a groundbreaking plea for radical and life-renewing change. The author argues that for the world to survive, we must make a fundamental philosophical shift in the way we relate to nature.
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"Whatever we once thought Nature was--wildness, God, a simple place free from human thumbprints, or an intricate machinery sustaining life on Earth--we have now given it a kick that will change it forever. Humanity has stepped across a threshold. In his free-ranging and provocative book, Bill McKibben explores the philosophies and technologies that have brought us here, and he shows how final a crossing we have made." --James Gleick, author of Chaos
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- PublisherVIKING
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0670828777
- ISBN 13 9780670828777
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages288
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Paperback. Condition: Good. This is an examination of man's new relationship with nature ranging from consequences of the greenhouse effect, global heating, changing weather patterns, rising sea levels and evaporating rivers to changes in the world's economic and political power structure. The author sees this new phase in our planet's history as profoundly sad as the comforting sense of predictability and permanence in the natural world is no longer valid. He contends that we have reached the end of nature as we know it. More a a conventional futuristic book, it considers man's moral and practical dilemma as he confronts environmental issues, and the author presents two philosophical alternatives for survival. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR006244804
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Fine Demy 8vo, 212pp Fine Hard Cover The author argues that we have destroyed nature and that uncertainty, fear and a frightening sense of impermanence lie in its place. He poses two possible courses of action. Seller Inventory # 003117
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. States the horrifying implications of the damage to the ozone layer and the greenhouse effect and considers the options that we have. Viking, London 1990. xi + 212pp hb dw shelf wear, vg. Seller Inventory # 003602
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