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OverviewFive continents. Ten countries. Twenty Natural World Heritage sites in five years. In the Name of Wild is the story of what happened when one family set out to learn what wildness means to people around the world. What draws us to seek out wild places? Do they mean the same to everyone? As they embarked on their fieldwork the Vannini family expected pristine landscapes, but romantic ideals soon crashed into reality. Adventurers were there to conquer the wilderness. Conservationists were there to manage it. Tourism operators were there to make a dollar. Part travelogue, part ethnography, In the Name of Wild takes us on a wide-ranging journey, searching for answers from people who call places like Tasmania, Patagonia, and Iceland home. Wildness, they explain, isn’t about remoteness or an absence of people. This brilliantly conceived, beautifully told account reveals that wild is really about connections, kinship, and coexistence with the land. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Phillip Vannini , April Vannini , Autumn VanniniPublisher: University of British Columbia Press Imprint: University of British Columbia Press Weight: 0.360kg ISBN: 9780774890403ISBN 10: 0774890401 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 15 October 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPrologue 1 “Wild” Can Be a Challenging Word: Galápagos 2 “Wild” Can Be an Adjective: Tasmania 3 Wild Can Be Ephemeral: Aotearoa-New Zealand 4 Wild Can Change: South Tyrol 5 Wild Can Be Reimagined: Belize 6 Wild Can Be a Foreign Concept: Japan 7 Wild Can Be Alive: Patagonia 8 Wild Can Be Photogenic: Iceland 9 Wildlife Can Be Us: Thailand 10 Wild Can Be Someone’s Home: CanadaReviewsWhat do the words wild, wildness, and wilderness mean to you? The Vanninis' findings are surprising and thought-provoking... This entertaining and educational book takes along not only the family but readers too... You can enjoy the journey, ponder and philosophize, and then decide what your answer might be. -- Graham Chandler * BC Bookworld * Author InformationPhillip Vannini and April Vannini are ethnographers and filmmakers. They share an interest in exploring the meaning of “wild” and “wilderness” and are the authors of Wilderness and Inhabited: Wildness and the Vitality of the Land and the directors of In the Name of Wild and Inhabited. They teach in the School of Communication and Culture at Royal Road University and live on Gabriola Island in British Columbia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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