Companion to A Sand County Almanac: Interpretive and Critical EssaysThe first sustained study of Leopold's seminal book as well as a work of art, philosophy, and social commentary. |
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The conservation imperative becomes only more important as we come to understand that freedom is a function of perception; that we are free to the degree that we are aware of, understand, and can respond to the forces that shape our ...
The conservation imperative becomes only more important as we come to understand that freedom is a function of perception; that we are free to the degree that we are aware of, understand, and can respond to the forces that shape our ...
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Leopold allows us to see and understand the dynamic force "which underlies and conditions the daily affairs of birds and men" (96). In so doing, in telling us his monthly stories of the life on a reborn farm in central Wisconsin, ...
Leopold allows us to see and understand the dynamic force "which underlies and conditions the daily affairs of birds and men" (96). In so doing, in telling us his monthly stories of the life on a reborn farm in central Wisconsin, ...
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Through a lifetime of observation and experience, of perception and husbandry, Aldo Leopold had clarified his understanding of ecological processes and the fundamental values — integrity, stability, and beauty — that he saw as the basis ...
Through a lifetime of observation and experience, of perception and husbandry, Aldo Leopold had clarified his understanding of ecological processes and the fundamental values — integrity, stability, and beauty — that he saw as the basis ...
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Contents
| 3 | |
| 15 | |
II The Book | 89 |
III The Upshot | 155 |
IV The Impact | 219 |
Appendix | 275 |
Foreword | 281 |
Contributors | 291 |
Index | 295 |
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| Title | Companion to A Sand County Almanac: Interpretive and Critical Essays |
| Author | J. Baird Callicott |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1987 |
| ISBN | 0299112330, 9780299112332 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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