Justice and the Earth: Images for Our Planetary SurvivalAn eloquent case against accepted notions of private property and free markets is at the heart of this finely argued plea for basic changes in the ways humans view the Earth. Justice and the Earth urges people to envision an integrated tapestry of natural systems for which they are responsible, rather than an economic resource they own. |
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User Review - KirkusFreyfogle (Law/University of Illinois) joins the burgeoning chorus calling for a new land ethic—a new ecovision—before Earth's slow decline reaches the point of no return. To subdue and conquer ... Read full review
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| Title | Justice and the Earth: Images for Our Planetary Survival Environment and the human condition |
| Author | Eric T. Freyfogle |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press, 1995 |
| ISBN | 0252065263, 9780252065262 |
| Length | 203 pages |
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