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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Wes Jackson , Wendell BerryPublisher: Counterpoint Imprint: Counterpoint Dimensions: Width: 13.90cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 20.90cm Weight: 0.284kg ISBN: 9781582437002ISBN 10: 1582437009 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 11 October 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsPraise for Nature as Measure <br><br> Jackson, a well-known and admired advocate for sustainability especially as it relates to agriculture, has the rare ability to transform his convictions into captivating prose . . . Jackson's thoughts are still as significant and profound as they were nearly 20 years ago. -- Publishers Weekly <br><br>Praise for Becoming Native to This Place <br><br> [A] small book rich in ideas. -- The New York Times Book Review <br><br> For those concerned about what will be left and how many billion will be starving in twenty years, this is a must read. -- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society <br><br> A good introduction to a thinker whose ideas on agriculture are radical both in their technical approach to food production as well as in terms of the economic, social, and cultural context within which it is practiced. -- Review of Radical Political Economics <br> Praise for Becoming Native to This Place <br><br> [A] small book rich in ideas. -- The New York Times Book Review <br><br> For those concerned about what will be left and how many billion will be starving in twenty years, this is a must read. -- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society <br><br> A good introduction to a thinker whose ideas on agriculture are radical both in their technical approach to food production as well as in terms of the economic, social, and cultural context within which it is practiced. -- Review of Radical Political Economics <br><br> Author InformationWes Jackson, a respected advocate for sustainable practices, organic agriculture, and environmental scientific understanding, is the founder of The Land Institute, in Salina, Kansas. The author of Altars of Unhewn Stone and New roots for Agriculture, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 1992. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |