The new agrarianism : land, culture, and the community of life /

"The engaging writings gathered in this new book explore an important but little-publicized movement in American culture ⁰́₄ the marked resurgence of agrarian practices and values in rural areas, suburbs, and even cities. It is a movement that in widely varied ways is attempting to strengthen s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Freyfogle, Eric T. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press : Shearwater Books, [2001]
Temas:
Land tenure > Environmental aspects > United States.
Land use > Environmental aspects > United States.
Sustainable agriculture > United States.
Conservation of natural resources > United States.
Human ecology > United States.
Utilisation du sol > Aspect de l'environnement > États-Unis.
Agriculture durable > États-Unis.
Écologie humaine > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Conservation of natural resources.
Human ecology.
Land tenure > Environmental aspects.
Land use > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable agriculture.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: A durable scale
  • part 1. New prospects. Learning from the prairie / Scott Russell Sanders ; Linking tables to farms / Dan Imhoff ; Substance abuse / Alan Thein Durning ; Prairie university / Stephanie Mills ; The whole horse / Wendell Berry ; What comes around / Gene Logsdon ; The urban-agrarian mind / David W. Orr
  • part 2. The sirens of conquest. The decline of the apple / Anne Mendelson ; The competitive edge / Don Kurtz ; Owning it all / William Kittredge ; The wealth of nature / Donald Worster
  • part 3. Sharing life. Great possessions / David Kline ; Reclaiming the commons / Brian Donahue ; The common life / Scott Russell Sanders ; The boundary / Wendell Berry.

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