Culture, Conservation and Biodiversity : The Social Dimension of Linking Local
Level Development and Conservation Through Protected Areas
Brian Furze, et al / Hardcover
/ Published 1996
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The publisher, John Wiley & Sons:
This book shows how an understanding of social science provides a framework for
linking the complexities of local level development to the global economic, ecological,
cultural, and political frameworks. It focuses on providing development for an increasing
world population while protecting the environment. Integrates various areas of social
science including anthropology, sociology, and economics. Uses examples from Asia and
Australia.
Defending Mother Earth : Native American Perspectives on Environmental Justice
Jace Weaver (Editor) /
Paperback / Published 1996, 205 pages
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Brings together important Native voices to address urgent issues of environmental
devastation as they affect the indigenous peoples throughout the Americas. The essays
document a range of ecological disasters, including the devastating effects of mining,
water pollution, nuclear power facilities, and toxic waste dumps. In an expression of
"environmental racism", such hazards are commonly located on or near Indian
lands. Many of the authors included in Defending Mother Earth are engaged in struggles to
resist these dangers.
The Dreaded Comparison : Human and Animal Slavery
Marjorie Spiegel / Hardcover / Published 1997
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Environment, Development, Agriculture : Integrated Policy Through Human Ecology
Bernhard Glaeser /
Paperback / Published 1995
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Outlines the principles of human ecology and the methods used to study it, then shows
how human interaction with the natural environment can be rated on ethical and political
scales, and provides examples of how policies are constructed and implemented. Examines
current German environmental policy, Chinese policy since 1949, and a regional program of
sustainable agriculture in India. Finally, looks toward future limitations and
opportunities in agriculture and industry. Paper edition (unseen), $21.95. Annotation
copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Environmental Diseases (Bodies in Crisis)
Jon Zonderman, Laurel, M.D. Shader / Library Binding / Published 1995 Our Price: $15.98
Card catalog description:
Discusses current studies on the influence of environmental factors on health and
disease.
Environmental Philosophy : From Animal Rights to Radical Ecology
Michael E. Zimmerman, J. Baird Callicott / Paperback / Published 1993, 437 pages
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The publisher, Prentice-Hall Humanities/Social Science:
This impressive and encompassing anthology of recent essays--some especially written
for this collection--offers readers philosophical diagnoses of the current ecological
crisis. It comes divided into five sections, each dealing with a particular approach to
ecological issues, and each edited and introduced by a leading author in the field.
The Evolution of Culture in Animals (Princeton Science Library)
John Tyler Bonner, Margaret LA Farge (Illustrator) /
Paperback / Published 1989
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We humans like to think we are unique in possessing culture, tools, and learning.
Think again, oh sapiens, and stare at yourself in the mirror at the base of the tree of
life: Professor Bonner has written a lucid and fascinating survey of culture and
cultural-like patterns in the animals, and has also provided a simple overview of the
neurophysiological bases of these phenomena. This 1980 book is a classic in the
field--which is why it is in print again. There are more recent books on the topic, but we
can still recommend this book heartily.
Futurenatural : Nature, Science, Culture (Futures, New Perspectives for Cultural Analysis)
George Robertson (Editor), et al
/ Paperback / Published 1996
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Theorists of culture and science ponder the concept of Nature in the past, present,
and future, and consider the impact on our daily lives of recent developments in
biotechnologies, electronic media, and ecological politics. They particular explore
whether political and cultural debates about the body and the environment can take place
without reference to nature or natural. The 18 essays (which include an exclusive
interview with Satan) were presented at a November 1994 conference in London.
Global Imperative : Harmonizing Culture and Nature
Chris Maser / Paperback /
Published 1992
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Green Culture : Environmental Rhetoric in Contemporary America
Carl George Herndl, Stuart C. Brown (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1996, 315 pages
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Contributors analyze the environmental debates occurring in a variety of
institutional and cultural locations, from public hearings on nuclear waste sites to
19th-century landscape painting. They describe the historical and cultural sources of the
rhetoric used to talk about the environment and show how that language shapes contemporary
debates, while setting out the basic tools of rhetorical criticism. Paper edition
(unseen), $21.00. CIP cites the subtitle as Rhetorical analyses of environmental
discourse.
A Green History of the World : The Environment and the Collapse of Great
Civilizations
Clive Ponting / Paperback / Published 1993
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Synopsis:
For the first time, a professional historian examines human history not in terms of
war, politics, or economics, but from an environmental perspective: how nature has
affected the growth of human civilizations, and how humanity has altered the earth. Maps
and charts throughout.
Green Imperialism : Colonial Expansion, Tropical Island Edens and the Origins of
Environmentalism, 1600-1860 (Studies in Environment and History)
Richard H. Grove / Paperback / Published 1996
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Hearts and Minds : The Controversy over Laboratory Animals (Animals,
Culture and Society Series)
Julian McAllister Groves / Paperback / Published 1997
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Justice and the Earth : Images for Our Planetary Survival (Environment and the
Human Condition)
Eric T. Freyfogle / Paperback / Published 1996
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Liberation Ecologies : Environment, Development, Social Movements
Richard Peet (Editor), Michael
Watts (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1996 Our Price: $19.95
Life and Death Matters : Human Rights and the Environment at the End of the
Millennium
Barbara Rose Johnston (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1997
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Listening to the Land : Conversations About Nature, Culture, and Eros
Derrick Jensen / Paperback / Published 1995
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Synopsis:
Jensen conducts 28 provocative, insightful conversations with ecologists,
anthropologists, feminists, cultural critics, Native Americans, writers, and other
philosophers, seeking answers to urgent questions for our time. What results is a
noteworthy book of eco-sensibilites and a profound contribution to our understanding of
how we are, and can be, in this world.
Living Downstream : An Ecologist Looks at Cancer and the Environment
Sandra Steingraber / Hardcover / Published 1997
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Synopsis:
This riveting investigation into the man-made causes of cancer combines gripping
personal narrative with scientific analysis to present, clearly and succinctly, the
growing body of evidence linking cancer to environmental contamination.
Making Nature,
Shaping Culture : Plant Biodiversity in Global Context (Our Sustainable Future)
Lawrence Busch, William B. Lacy / Hardcover / Published 1995
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Book News, Inc., 11/01/96:
A long-overdue response to the destruction of plant varietal diversity, this volume
addresses issues previously viewed as primarily technical concerning the germplasm debate,
i.e., how, what, and where to store the range of genetic materials necessary to reproduce
plants. By examining Brazil, Chile, France, and the US, the authors show how different
cultures respond to the decline in genetic diversity.
Media, Culture and the Environment (Communications,
Media and Culture Series)
Alison Anderson, George F. Custen / Paperback / Published
1997
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Medical Warrior : Fighting Corporate Socialized Medicine
Miguel A. Faria / Hardcover / Published 1997
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Medicine of the Earth : Legends, Recipes, Remedies, and Cultivation
of Healing Plants
Susanne Fischer-Rizzi / Paperback / Published 1997
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Synopsis:
Incporporating herbal medicine, the author respectfully describes her favorite
healing plants--33 veterans of her herbal world--explains their intrinsic healing
properties, and adds her personl experience of particular charactersitics and specific
cultivation practices. Fischer-Rizzi includes recipes for health and pleasure, plus
information on homeopathic and naturopathic rememdies. 200+ illustrations.
Medicinal Resources of the Tropical Forest : Biodiversity and Its
Importance to Human Health (Biology and Resource Management)
Michael J. Balick (Editor), et al / Paperback / Published
1996
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A survey of the current literature on medicinal uses of tropical plants, detailing
the drug discovery work of major pharmaceutical companies as well as smaller-scale
regional efforts. Discusses habitat protection, ethical issues and intellectual property
rights, and the practical aspects of natural products chemistry, in sections on
biodiversity prospecting, drug development, and conservation; and country and regional
programs in medicinal plant research and health care. Includes guidelines for plant
collections.
Meetings With Remarkable Men and Women : Interviews With Leading Thinkers on
Health, Medicine, Ecology, Culture, Society, and Spirit
Paperback / Published 1989, 296 pages
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Mortgaging the Earth : The World Bank, Environmental Impoverishment, and the
Crisis of Development
Bruce Rich / Hardcover / Published 1994
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Notes:
The author delivers a harsh critique of the WB and virtually all its works. Since
inception, he says, the multilateral institution has been party to a quietly destructive
``war against the diversity of humankind's cultures and our planet's biological
inheritance.'' Rich reviews bank-backed infrastructure enterprises in the Amazon rain
forest, rural India, Thailand, and other Third World venues, which, he alleges, have not
only wreaked ecological havoc but also displaced multitudes of indigenous peoples.
