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| Uncommon Ground: Toward Reinventing Nature | 
| Creator: William Cronon
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 363386
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 561
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6 x 1.7
ISBN: 0393038726
Dewey Decimal Number: 363.7
EAN: 9780393038729
ASIN: 0393038726
Publication Date: October 1995
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Condition: Was a library book so it has markings on cover, first, and last pages. Cover has minimal wear.
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Product Description
Provocative essays by revisionist historians, scientists, and cultural critics explore the connection between nature and American culture, analyzing how it is packaged and presented at places such as Sea World and the Nature Company stores.
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Rethinking is the right word September 21, 2004
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
Being an environmentalist isn't just about enjoying the outdoors or recycling. This is an in depth study of the complex interactions between humans and our world and an examination of our historical and cultural relationship with our environment. In particular, I found the discussion of our meaning for the word and our concept of nature to be particularly enlightening. There is simply no place in the world that isn't touched by human impact and noone on the planet who isn't touched by our environment and what we do to it. A MUST for anyone serious about the study of environmental study.
the result of a year-long project in critical thinking December 26, 1998
12 out of 24 found this review helpful
Cronan has done it again! This volume of essays critically examines the concept of wilderness, nature, and humanity's role in the modern world. Though the individual essays are somewhat uneven, the main theme of the book is clearly communicated, especially in Cronan's introductory piece. That is, that the concept of wilderness needs careful rethinking, particularly with our world nearing 10 billion persons.
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