Uncommon Ground: Toward Reinventing Nature

By Cronon

Book Overview

Modern conceptions of nature tend to be flawed because too often they fail to take account of the influence of people. The essays in this text examine the problems that flow from a viewpoint that severs human beings and human activities from their place in nature.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393038726
• ISBN13: 9780393038729
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Length: 561 Pages
• Weight: 2.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.5" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Rethinking is the right word

Being an environmentalist isn't just about enjoying the outdoors or recycling. This is an in depth study of the complex interactions between humans and our world and an examination of our historical and cultural relationship with our environment. In particular, I found the discussion of our meaning for the word and our concept of nature to be particularly enlightening. There is simply no place in the world that isn't touched by human impact and noone on the planet who isn't touched by our environment and what we do to it. A MUST for anyone serious about the study of environmental study.

the result of a year-long project in critical thinking

Cronan has done it again! This volume of essays critically examines the concept of wilderness, nature, and humanity's role in the modern world. Though the individual essays are somewhat uneven, the main theme of the book is clearly communicated, especially in Cronan's introductory piece. That is, that the concept of wilderness needs careful rethinking, particularly with our world nearing 10 billion persons.