Neil Evernden is associate professor of environmental studies at York University, Oantario, Canada. He is the author of The Natural Alien: Humankind and Environment.

Sociobiologists talk about human life as if it were no more than an element of Nature, bound by its iron laws. Neil Evernden makes an end run around them by showing that once upon a time 'Nature' did not exist. Rather, he says, it is a human invention and it has a history. Environmental History Review A thoughtful and illuminating book... For Evernden, 'wildness' is what should be defended and preserved. New Scientist

• Preface and Acknowledgements Part I. The Ambiguity of Nature Chapter 1. The Social Use of NatureChapter 2. Nature and Norm Part II. The Creation of Nature Chapter 3. The Purification of Nature Chapter 4. From nature to Nature Chapter 5. The Literal Landscape Chapter 6. The Fragile Division Part III. The Liberation of Nature Chapter 7. Nature and Ultrahuman Epilogue Notes Bibliography Essay Index

Neil Evernden is associate professor of environmental studies at York University, Oantario, Canada. He is the author of The Natural Alien: Humankind and Environment.

Sociobiologists talk about human life as if it were no more than an element of Nature, bound by its iron laws. Neil Evernden makes an end run around them by showing that once upon a time 'Nature' did not exist. Rather, he says, it is a human invention and it has a history. Environmental History Review A thoughtful and illuminating book... For Evernden, 'wildness' is what should be defended and preserved. New Scientist

• Preface and Acknowledgements Part I. The Ambiguity of Nature Chapter 1. The Social Use of NatureChapter 2. Nature and Norm Part II. The Creation of Nature Chapter 3. The Purification of Nature Chapter 4. From nature to Nature Chapter 5. The Literal Landscape Chapter 6. The Fragile Division Part III. The Liberation of Nature Chapter 7. Nature and Ultrahuman Epilogue Notes Bibliography Essay Index

Neil Evernden is associate professor of environmental studies at York University, Oantario, Canada. He is the author of The Natural Alien: Humankind and Environment.

Sociobiologists talk about human life as if it were no more than an element of Nature, bound by its iron laws. Neil Evernden makes an end run around them by showing that once upon a time 'Nature' did not exist. Rather, he says, it is a human invention and it has a history. Environmental History Review A thoughtful and illuminating book... For Evernden, 'wildness' is what should be defended and preserved. New Scientist

• Preface and Acknowledgements Part I. The Ambiguity of Nature Chapter 1. The Social Use of NatureChapter 2. Nature and Norm Part II. The Creation of Nature Chapter 3. The Purification of Nature Chapter 4. From nature to Nature Chapter 5. The Literal Landscape Chapter 6. The Fragile Division Part III. The Liberation of Nature Chapter 7. Nature and Ultrahuman Epilogue Notes Bibliography Essay Index