Rooted in the land

Rooted in the land: essays on community and place

by Jackson, Wes Vitek, William

Type Book
Rate 0.0 /5

This book is dedicated to the notion that human lives are enriched by participation in a social community that is integrated into the natural landscape of a particular place. The writers explore the loss of community, the philosophical foundations of communities, Amish communities, and the current renewal of community life.

Read More ↓
Details
Files
Reviews
Download

Title Statements

  • Full title :Rooted in the land : essays on community and place / edited by William Vitek and Wes Jackson.

Summary

This book is dedicated to the notion that human lives are enriched by participation in a social community that is integrated into the natural landscape of a particular place. The writers explore the loss of community, the philosophical foundations of communities, Amish communities, and the current renewal of community life.

Read More ↓

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©1996

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Yale University Press
  • Place of Publication:New Haven, Conn
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©1996

The Physical Object

  • Description:xiii, 285 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0300065418, 9780300065411, 0300069618, 9780300069617
  • oclc:ocm34356674
  • LC Classification:HM131
  • Dewey Decimal:307

Table of Contents

Rediscovering the landscape / William Vitek -- Leave if you can / Harry W. Paige -- The rootless professors / Eric Zencey -- Pseudocommunities / David Ehrenfeld -- From monoculture to polyculture / Paul Custodio Bube -- An Amish perspective / David Kline -- The common life / Scott Russell Sanders -- Living with the land / Helena Norberg-Hodge -- Defending small farms, small towns, and good work / Lynn R. Miller -- Addicted to work / Linda M. Hasselstrom -- Conserving communities / Wendell Berry -- Does community have a value?--A reply / Carl D. Esbjornson.

Matfield Green / Wes Jackson -- Dwelling: making peace with space and place / Deborah Tall -- Coming in to the foodshed / Jack Kloppenburg, Jr., John Hendrickson, and G.W. Stevenson -- "Placed" between promise and command / Walter Brueggemann -- Other selves / John A. Livingston -- Aldo Leopold as hunter and communitarian / Franklin A. Kalinowski -- Aldo Leopold and the values of the native / Gregory Cooper -- Biological explanations and environmental expectations / Kristin Shrader-Frechette -- Barn raising / Daniel Kemmis -- Community and the virtue of necessity / William Vitek -- Defining normative community / John B. Cobb, J…

Read More ↓

Subjects

Anthropogeografie Anthropogeographie Communauté communities Community life Culture cultuur Dorfgemeinschaft gemeenschappen Gemeinschaft Geografie Geography Landgemeinde Maatschappij samenleving sociaal milieu Social Environment Social geography social situation sociale geografie

Writers

Jackson, Wes Vitek, William

Rate & Review

0.0/5
(0 people Voted)

No reviews yet. Be the first to rate this work.

Files & Downloads

  • Rooted in the Land: Essays on Community and Place…

    PDF · 1.4 MB · updated
    Login →
Log in to request a copy