Overview

Charting the history of contemporary philosophical and religious beliefs regarding nature, Roderick Nash focuses primarily on changing attitudes toward nature in the United States. His work is the first comprehensive history of the concept that nature has rights and that American liberalism has, in effect, been extended to the nonhuman world.

Full Product Details

9780299118440

Table of Contents

Reviews

So smoothly written that one almost does not notice the breadth of scholarship that went into this original and important work of environmental history. --Philip Shabecoff, New York Times Book Review

His account makes history 'come alive.' -- Sierra A splendid book. Roderick Nash has written another classic. This exploration of a new dimension in environmental ethics is both illuminating and overdue. --Stewart Udall So smoothly written that one almost does not notice the breadth of scholarship that went into this original and important work of environmental history. --Philip Shabecoff, New York Times Book Review

Author Information

Roderick Nash is professor of history and environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara and the author of nine books.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available