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Human nature : a blueprint for managing the earth--by people, for people / James Trefil.

Human nature : a blueprint for managing the earth--by p...

Human nature : a blueprint for managing the earth--by people, for people / James Trefil.

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Human nature : a blueprint for managing the earth--by people, for people / James Trefil.

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Human nature : a blueprint for managing the earth--by people, for people / James Trefil.

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Publisher

New York., NY : Times Books/Henry Holt, 2004.

Date

2004.

Call Numbers

N304.2/ 160

Record Identifier

74VK2Rd0y7vO

MMS ID

991018004649702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

xiv, 249 p. ; 25cm.

Contents

I. The first step -- 1. Where do we fit in? -- 2. Nature and natural selection -- 3. Leaving nature behind -- II. The myths of pop ecology -- 4. Lost Eden -- 5. The myth of stability -- 6. The myth of the pristine wilderness -- 7. The myth that we are poisoning the earth -- 8. The question of extinc...

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Publisher

New York., NY : Times Books/Henry Holt, 2004.

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

2004.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"For too long, James Trefil argues, human beings have treated nature as something separate from themselves - pristine wilderness to be saved or material resources to be exploited. What we need instead is a scientific approach to the environment that embraces the human transformation of nature, for our benefit. In Human Nature, Trefil reveals the be...

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Human nature : a blueprint for managing the earth--by people, for people / James Trefil.

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Other version (online)

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Call Numbers

N304.2/ 160

Record Identifier

74VK2Rd0y7vO

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK2Rd0y7vO

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ISBN

0805072489 (hbk.)

9780805072488 (hbk.) :

0805072489 (hbk.) :

9780805072488

0805072489

9780805072488 (hbk.)

DDC

304.2

MMS ID

991018004649702626

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