In the Name of Wild

One Family, Five Years, Ten Countries, and a New Vision of Wildness

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

Five continents. Ten countries. Twenty Natural World Heritage sites in five years. In the Name of Wild is the story of what happened when one family set out to learn what wildness means to people around the world. What draws us to seek out wild places? Do they mean the same to everyone? As they embarked on their fieldwork the Vannini family expected pristine landscapes, but romantic ideals soon crashed into reality. Adventurers were there to conquer the wilderness. Conservationists were there to manage it. Tourism operators were there to make a dollar. Part travelogue, part ethnography, In the Name of Wild takes us on a wide-ranging journey, searching for answers from people who call places like Tasmania, Patagonia, and Iceland home. Wildness, they explain, isn't about remoteness or an absence of people. This brilliantly conceived, beautifully told account reveals that wild is really about connections, kinship, and coexistence with the land.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-10-15
Mått:140 x 216 x 21 mm
Vikt:360 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:University of British Columbia Press
ISBN:9780774890403

Utforska kategorier

Resor med barn och familj inom Reseguider
Naturhistoriska böcker inom Djur och Natur
Reseguider inom Reseguider

Mer om författaren

Phillip Vannini and April Vannini are ethnographers and filmmakers. They share an interest in exploring the meaning of "wild" and "wilderness" and are the authors of Wilderness and Inhabited: Wildness and the Vitality of the Land and the directors of In the Name of Wild and Inhabited. They teach in the School of Communication and Culture at Royal Road University and live on Gabriola Island in British Columbia.

Recensioner i media

The Vanninis' findings are surprising and thought-provoking ... This entertaining and educational book takes along not only the family but readers too ... You can enjoy the journey, ponder and philosophize, and then decide what your answer might be. - Graham Chandler (BC Bookworld)

Innehållsförteckning

Prologue1 "Wild" Can Be a Challenging Word: Galápagos2 "Wild" Can Be an Adjective: Tasmania3 Wild Can Be Ephemeral: Aotearoa-New Zealand 4 Wild Can Change: South Tyrol5 Wild Can Be Reimagined: Belize6 Wild Can Be a Foreign Concept: Japan7 Wild Can Be Alive: Patagonia8 Wild Can Be Photogenic: Iceland9 Wildlife Can Be Us: Thailand10 Wild Can Be Someone's Home: Canada