The Culture of Nature: North American Landscape from Disney to the EXXON Valdez: North American Landscape from Disney to the EXXON Valdez
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In this celebrated work, Alexander Wilson examines environments built over the past fifty years, as humans have continued to discover, exploit, protect, restore, and sometimes re-enchant a natural... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0921284527
ISBN13:9780921284529
Release Date:April 1991
Publisher:Between the Lines(CA)
Length:335 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 7.0" x 9.0"
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Fascinating Book that Questions the "Naturalness" of Nature
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
In "The Culture of Nature," Alexander Wilson argues that our sense of what counts as nature or as natural is by no means a "natural" or spontaneous perception of a preexistant and untouchable Nature. Instead, he demonstrates that how we experience and think of nature are largely shaped by the cultural, social, political, and economic forces that surround us and pervade our experience even when we think we have escaped them by leaving the city and venturing into the great outdoors. To support his argument, Wilson offers compelling anaylses of theme parks, forest preserves, wildlife conservation programs, scenic roadways, car, truck, train and air travel, and more. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the city versus the wildnerness experience, in how cultural forces affect our sense of what is natural, and in the role that government and financial forces have on our experience of our surroundings--especially of our "natural" surroundings.
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