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Across the great border fault : the naturalist myth in America /

"In recent years scholars have begun to question the cultural values underlying how we view nature. Kevin Dann contributes to this debate by juxtaposing two radically different "Arcadian" experiments in the early twentieth century by Manhattanites seeking cultural renewal through cont...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dann, Kevin T., 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2000.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Back to (which) nature?
  • Arcadia and metropolis
  • On nature's trail : nature study at Harriman Park
  • Science and the sensible
  • Caught between nature and history
  • Not an earthly service
  • Spiritual science and the redemption of the senses
  • Reenchanting nature : anthroposophical nature study
  • Conclusion : The unity of knowledge.