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A conservationist manifesto /

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As an antidote to the destructive culture of consumption dominating American life today, Scott Russell Sanders calls for a culture of conservation that allows us to savor and preserve the world, instead of devouring it. How might we shift to a more durable and responsible way of life? What changes i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sanders, Scott R. (Scott Russell), 1945-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Nature conservation > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1: Caring for Earth. Building arks ; Common wealth ; A few earthy words ; Two stones ; The warehouse and the wilderness
  • Pt. 2: Caring for home ground. The geography of somewhere ; Hometown ; On loan from the Sundance Sea ; Big trees, still water, tall grass ; Limberlost
  • Pt. 3: Caring for generations to come. Wilderness as a sabbath for the land ; Simplicity and sanity ; Stillness ; A conservationist manifesto ; For the children.