Nature, Gender, and Science in New England
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Köp båda 2 för 969 krStudying ecological transformations, Merchant includes fascinating analyses of the cultures that corresponded to them. . . . [Her] innovative theoretical approach and her political vision make a substantial contribution to the field.--American Quarterly Merchant's search for a usable past recovers plenty of non-patriarchal, nature venerating, animistic, self-sufficient, communalist alternatives in New England's history. . . . Ecological Revolutions is a firm indication of the increasing scope and ambition of environmental history as a second generation of practitioners emerges.--Journal of American Studies Merchant has the gift of being able to make plain dirt interesting.--American Historical Review A meticulous analysis. . . . Merchant presents a fine synthesis of early source materials and recent historical scholarship in a closely argued interpretive framework.--Gender and History A fresh approach to American environmental history. . . . Merchant's work makes a significant contribution not only in enriching the field but also in stimulating further work.--The Journal of American History A distinctive, important addition to the theory and practice of environmental history.--Pacific Historical Review [This book's] scholarship, style and quality of argument should give it a place on the shelves of any investigator of the environment.--International Journal of Environmental Studies
Carolyn Merchant is professor of environmental history, philosophy, and ethics at the University of California, Berkeley. She is author of The Death of Nature, Reinventing Eden, and several other books on environmental history. She is a past president of the American Society for Environmental History and a recipient of the society's distinguished scholar award.