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19 produkter
Wild Visions
Wilderness as Image and Idea
Av Ben A Minteer, Mark Klett m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
372 kr
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Our ideas of the wilderness have evolved dramatically over the past one hundred and fifty years. Wild Visions is distinctive in its union of landscape photography and environmental thought, a bold collage of short, thematic essays that complement the extensive photographic work.
After Preservation
Saving American Nature in the Age of Humans
Av Ben A. Minteer, Stephen J. Pyne
Inbunden, 2015
503 kr
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From John Muir to the Endangered Species Act, environmentalism in America has always had close to its core a preservationist ideal. Generations have been inspired by its ethos - to protect nature from the march of human development. But we have to face the facts. Accelerating climate change, rapid …
After Preservation
Saving American Nature in the Age of Humans
Av Ben A. Minteer, Stephen J. Pyne
Häftad, 2015
195 kr
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From John Muir to the Endangered Species Act, environmentalism in America has always had close to its core a preservationist ideal. Generations have been inspired by its ethos-to protect nature from the march of human development. But we have to face the facts. Accelerating climate change, rapid …
Ark and Beyond
The Evolution of Zoo and Aquarium Conservation
Av Ben A. Minteer, Jane Maienschein m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
332 kr
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Scores of wild species and ecosystems around the world face a variety of human-caused threats, from habitat destruction and fragmentation to rapid climate change. But there is hope, and it, too, comes in a most human form: zoos and aquariums. Gathering a diverse, multi-institutional collection of …
Ark and Beyond
The Evolution of Zoo and Aquarium Conservation
Av James P. Collins, Jane Maienschein m. fl.
E-bok, 2018
643 kr
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Scores of wild species and ecosystems around the world face a variety of human-caused threats, from habitat destruction and fragmentation to rapid climate change. But there is hope, and it, too, comes in a most human form: zoos and aquariums. Gathering a diverse, multi-institutional collection of …
Fall of the Wild
Extinction, De-Extinction, and the Ethics of Conservation
Inbunden, 2018
255 kr
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The passenger pigeon, the great auk, the Tasmanian tiger—the memory of these vanished species haunts the fight against extinction. Seeking to save other creatures from their fate in an age of accelerating biodiversity loss, wildlife advocates have become captivated by a narrative of heroic …
A Wilder Kingdom
Rethinking Nature in Zoos, Wildlife Parks, and Beyond
Av Ben A. Minteer, Harry Greene
Inbunden, 2023
1119 kr
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Zoos have always had a troubled relationship to what is considered the “real” wild. Even the most immersive and naturalistic zoos, critics maintain, are inherently contrived and inauthentic environments. Zoo animals’ diet, care, and reproduction are under pervasive human control, with natural …
A Wilder Kingdom
Rethinking Nature in Zoos, Wildlife Parks, and Beyond
Av Ben A. Minteer, Harry Greene
Häftad, 2023
281 kr
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Zoos have always had a troubled relationship to what is considered the “real” wild. Even the most immersive and naturalistic zoos, critics maintain, are inherently contrived and inauthentic environments. Zoo animals’ diet, care, and reproduction are under pervasive human control, with natural …
Landscape of Reform
Civic Pragmatism and Environmental Thought in America
Häftad, 2009
540 kr
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Saving the Wild Country
Five Visionary Environmentalists and the Struggle for Nature in the American West
Inbunden, 2027
385 kr
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The gripping story of the trailblazing conservationists who shaped the wilderness of the American West into legendDriven by richly drawn characters and framed by cinematic showdowns in epic landscapes, Saving the Wild Country vividly combines narrative history, biography, cultural criticism, and …
Heart of the Wild
Essays on Nature, Conservation, and the Human Future
Av Jonathan B. Losos, Ben A. Minteer
E-bok, 2024
314 kr
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Timely and provocative reflections on the future of the wild in an increasingly human world The Heart of the Wild brings together some of today’s leading scientists, humanists, and nature writers to offer a thought-provoking meditation on the urgency of learning about and experiencing our wild …
Heart of the Wild
Essays on Nature, Conservation, and the Human Future
Av Ben A. Minteer, Jonathan B. Losos
Inbunden, 2024
237 kr
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Timely and provocative reflections on the future of the wild in an increasingly human worldThe Heart of the Wild brings together some of today’s leading scientists, humanists, and nature writers to offer a thought-provoking meditation on the urgency of learning about and experiencing our wild …
Heart of the Wild
Essays on Nature, Conservation, and the Human Future
Av Ben A. Minteer, Jonathan B. Losos
Häftad, 2026
325 kr
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Timely and provocative reflections on the future of the wild in an increasingly human worldThe Heart of the Wild brings together some of today’s leading scientists, humanists, and nature writers to offer a thought-provoking meditation on the urgency of learning about and experiencing our wild …
Democracy and the Claims of Nature
Critical Perspectives for a New Century
Av Ben A. Minteer, Bob Pepperman Taylor
Inbunden, 2002
2100 kr
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Can democrats be environmentalists? Democracy and the Claims of Nature tackles the core questions raised by the intersection of our democratic and environmental commitments, including the conceptual and practical connections between democratic theory and environmental ethics, the potential for an …
Sustainable Philosophy—The Work of Bryan Norton
Av Sahotra Sarkar, Ben A. Minteer
Häftad, 2018
1204 kr
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This book provides a richly interdisciplinary assessment of the thought and work of Bryan Norton, one of most innovative and influential environmental philosophers of the past thirty years. In landmark works such as Toward Unity Among Environmentalists and Sustainability: A Philosophy of Adaptive …
Sustainable Philosophy—The Work of Bryan Norton
Av Sahotra Sarkar, Ben A. Minteer
Inbunden, 2018
1204 kr
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This book provides a richly interdisciplinary assessment of the thought and work of Bryan Norton, one of most innovative and influential environmental philosophers of the past thirty years. In landmark works such as Toward Unity Among Environmentalists and Sustainability: A Philosophy of Adaptive …
Sustainable Philosophy-The Work of Bryan Norton
Av Ben A. Minteer, Sahotra Sarkar
E-bok, 2018
1622 kr
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This book provides a richly interdisciplinary assessment of the thought and work of Bryan Norton, one of most innovative and influential environmental philosophers of the past thirty years. In landmark works such as Toward Unity Among Environmentalists and Sustainability: A Philosophy of Adaptive …
Ark and Beyond
The Evolution of Zoo and Aquarium Conservation
Av Ben A. Minteer, Jane Maienschein m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
1037 kr
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Scores of wild species and ecosystems around the world face a variety of human-caused threats, from habitat destruction and fragmentation to rapid climate change. But there is hope, and it, too, comes in a most human form: zoos and aquariums. Gathering a diverse, multi-institutional collection of …
Reconstructing Conservation
Finding Common Ground
Av Ben A. Minteer, Robert E. Manning m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
460 kr
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In the 1990s, influenced by the deconstructionist movement in literary theory and trends toward revisionist history, a cadre of academics and historians led by William Cronon began raising provocative questions about ideas of wilderness and the commitments and strategies of the contemporary …
