Reinventing Eden: The Fate of Nature in Western Culture

Author:   Carolyn Merchant
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   2nd edition
ISBN:  

9780415644259


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   18 March 2013
Format:   Hardback
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Reinventing Eden: The Fate of Nature in Western Culture


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This revised edition of Carolyn Merchant’s classic Reinventing Eden has been updated with a new foreword and afterword. Visionary quests to return to the Garden of Eden have shaped Western Culture. This book traces the idea of rebuilding the primeval garden from its origins to its latest incarnations and offers a bold new way to think about the earth.

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Author:   Carolyn Merchant
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9780415644259


ISBN 10:   0415644259
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   18 March 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Illustrations Acknowledgements Foreword 1. A Garden Planet Part I: Genesis of the Recovery of the Recovery Narrative Narrative 2. The Fall from Eden 3. Recovering the Garden 4. From Wilderness to Civilization Part II: New World Edens Edens World Edens Edens 5. Adam as Hero 6. Eve as Nature 7. Colonizing Eden 8. Eden Commodified Part III: New Stories 9. Earth in Recovery 10. Order out of Chaos 11. Partnership Afterword

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Carolyn Merchant is professor of Environmental History, Philosophy, and Ethics in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley.

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