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Ecology of Eden by Evan Eisenberg (1998, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100394577507
ISBN-139780394577500
eBay Product ID (ePID)195572
Product Key Features
Book TitleEcology of Eden
Number of Pages592 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLife Sciences / Ecology, Ecology, Regional
Publication Year1998
GenreNature, Science
AuthorEvan Eisenberg
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight36.3 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-029329
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"The Ecology of Eden is no ordinary book; it is, in fact, something of a masterwork ." - The Globe and Mail "Ambitious--a broad rumination on the fragile state of the earth's natural environment and what might be done to protect it." - The New York Times Book Review "Eisenberg presents a rich store of information --with dazzling wit and impressive learning." - Washington Post Book World "It's a question many writers have tackled, from Paul Ehrlich to E.O. Wilson: How can we survive while population grows, resources dwindle--Few have explored it with more originality or historic sweep--A rich harvest, filled with many kernels of wisdom about the future of our elusive Eden." - San Francisco Chronicle
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal304.2
SynopsisFor thousands of years, we have dreamed of going back to a time, to a place--Eden, Arcadia, the Golden Age--to a paradise that we ourselves have never known. The Ecology of Eden is at once an inquiry into this dream and a startling new vision of humankind's role in nature. Images of paradise arise from the down-to-earth facts of our lives--of our relationship with land, water, air, other creatures, and other people. In turn, these images of paradise reshape our lives. Tracing this interplay, Eisenberg recasts Western history as a tragicomedy whose heroes--Gilgamesh and Henry Ford, Virgil and Louis XIV, Lorenzo the Magnificent and Frank Lloyd Wright--struggle to regain a paradise lost. With elegance and refreshing wit, he shows how dreams of an earthly paradise both reflect and disguise our actual dealings with nature. He illustrates, too, the shifting nature of nature itself: how alliances of species--most recently, alliances led by humankind--have continually remade the planet. Ranging gracefully from myth to molecular biology, from the Bible to urban studies, from garden lore to evolution, Eisenberg explores the actual circumstances of our exile from Eden. The Ecology of Eden sheds a bold new light on present-day environmental problems, showing how we can make peace with our exile not by going back but by looking forward: by learning from nature itself--with, perhaps, some help from Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker--how humans and nature can make tough, supple music together. The profundity of this book's vision is made vivid by the richness of its scholarship, the surprise of its associations, the authority of its engaging voice. Weaving humor with urgency, compassion with insight, Eisenberg succeeds in the rarest of achievements: allowing us to see the world with fresh eyes.
LC Classification NumberGE195.E38 1998
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