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Nature and Identity in Cross-Cultural Perspective
. Ed(S): Buttimer, Anne; Wallin, L.
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Description for Nature and Identity in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Hardback. Presents 20 essays, which explore diverse cultural interpretations of the earth's surface. This volume shows how individual cultures see their own histories as offering protection for nature, while often viewing others as lacking such ethical restraints. Editor(s): Buttimer, Anne; Wallin, L. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
Nature and Identity in Cross-Cultural Perspective presents 20 essays which explore diverse cultural interpretations of the earth's surface. Contrasted with each other and with the potentially cosmopolitan culture of science, these detailed studies of ways in which different cultures conceptualise nature appear in the context of global environmental change.
Understanding across cultural lines has never been more important. This book shows how individual cultures see their own histories as offering protection for nature, while often viewing others as lacking such ethical restraints. Through such writing a discourse of ... Read more
Nature and Identity in Cross-Cultural Perspective presents 20 essays which explore diverse cultural interpretations of the earth's surface. Contrasted with each other and with the potentially cosmopolitan culture of science, these detailed studies of ways in which different cultures conceptualise nature appear in the context of global environmental change.
Understanding across cultural lines has never been more important. This book shows how individual cultures see their own histories as offering protection for nature, while often viewing others as lacking such ethical restraints. Through such writing a discourse of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
Geojournal Library
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792356516
SKU
V9780792356516
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