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Visionary quests to return to the Garden of Eden have shaped Western Culture. This book traces the idea of rebuilding the primeval garden from its origins to its latest incarnations and offers a bold new way to think about the earth.

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[Merchant] covers a wealth of information and sheds light on the thinking of generations of scientists, philosophers, and environmentalists. - Publishers Weekly Fascinating and enjoyable reading. Merchant provides a richly documented analysis of the shifting rationales for dominating, degrading and reinventing the natural world. -Devra Davis, author of When Smoke Ran Like Water: Tales of Environmental Deception and the Battle Against Pollution A sparkling, wide-ranging meditation on Western Civilization's relationship to nature. Merchant calls for a new environmental ethic based on partnership. This learned and readable book asks each of us to live in nature in new ways. A partnership ethic leads to greater health for individuals and for our planet. This book is a treat--a sacred tale that inspires each of us to imagine new ways of cultivating our garden planet. -Londa Schiebinger, author of Has Feminism Changed Science? In an age dominated by violence, conflict, disharmony, and terror, Reinventing Eden offers an alternative to 'either you're with us or you're our enemy' logic and could help create harmony out of disharmony, a peaceful order out of violent chaos. A timely book for our troubled times and troubled thinking. -Vandana Shiva, author of Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit Reinventing Eden is fascinating, extensively researched, and historically comprehensive. Merchant's vision for a partnership ethic, in which nature and humanity are equal, healthy, and mutually responsive partners in ecologically sound and just relationships is brilliant. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in philosophically sound, ethicallyjust, and ecologically sustainable solutions to the current environmental crisis. -Karen J. Warren, editor of Ecofeminism: Women, Culture, Nature

[Merchant] covers a wealth of information and sheds light on the thinking of generations of scientists, philosophers, and environmentalists. <br>- Publishers Weekly <br> Fascinating and enjoyable reading. Merchant provides a richly documented analysis of the shifting rationales for dominating, degrading and reinventing the natural world. <br>-Devra Davis, author of When Smoke Ran Like Water: Tales of Environmental Deception and the Battle Against Pollution <br> A sparkling, wide-ranging meditation on Western Civilization's relationship to nature. Merchant calls for a new environmental ethic based on partnership. This learned and readable book asks each of us to live in nature in new ways. A partnership ethic leads to greater health for individuals and for our planet. This book is a treat--a sacred tale that inspires each of us to imagine new ways of cultivating our garden planet. <br>-Londa Schiebinger, author of Has Feminism Changed Science? <br> In an age dominated by violence, conflict, disharmony, and terror, Reinventing Eden offers an alternative to 'either you're with us or you're our enemy' logic and could help create harmony out of disharmony, a peaceful order out of violent chaos. A timely book for our troubled times and troubled thinking. <br>-Vandana Shiva, author of Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit <br> Reinventing Eden is fascinating, extensively researched, and historically comprehensive. Merchant's vision for a partnership ethic, in which nature and humanity are equal, healthy, and mutually responsive partners in ecologically sound and just relationships is brilliant. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in philosophically sound, ethicallyjust, and ecologically sustainable solutions to the current environmental crisis. <br>-Karen J. Warren, editor of Ecofeminism: Women, Culture, Nature <br>

"""[Merchant] covers a wealth of information and sheds light on the thinking of generations of scientists, philosophers, and environmentalists."" -""Publishers Weekly ""Fascinating and enjoyable reading. Merchant provides a richly documented analysis of the shifting rationales for dominating, degrading and reinventing the natural world."" -Devra Davis, author of ""When Smoke Ran Like Water: Tales of Environmental Deception and the Battle Against Pollution ""A sparkling, wide-ranging meditation on Western Civilization's relationship to nature. Merchant calls for a new environmental ethic based on partnership. This learned and readable book asks each of us to live in nature in new ways. A partnership ethic leads to greater health for individuals and for our planet. This book is a treat--a sacred tale that inspires each of us to imagine new ways of cultivating our garden planet."" -Londa Schiebinger, author of ""Has Feminism Changed Science? ""In an age dominated by violence, conflict, disharmony, and terror, ""Reinventing Eden offers an alternative to 'either you're with us or you're our enemy' logic and could help create harmony out of disharmony, a peaceful order out of violent chaos. A timely book for our troubled times and troubled thinking."" -Vandana Shiva, author of ""Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit """"Reinventing Eden is fascinating, extensively researched, and historically comprehensive. Merchant's vision for a partnership ethic, in which nature and humanity are equal, healthy, and mutually responsive partners in ecologically sound and just relationships is brilliant. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in philosophically sound, ethicallyjust, and ecologically sustainable solutions to the current environmental crisis."" -Karen J. Warren, editor of ""Ecofeminism: Women, Culture, Nature"

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Carolyn Merchant is Chancellor's Professor of Environmental History, Philosophy, and Ethics at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the current president of the American Society of Environmental History. She is also the author of Radical Ecology and Earthcare (both published by Routledge).

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