Natures Past
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Natures Past
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Author : Paolo Squatriti
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2007
Natures Past written by Paolo Squatriti and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Conservation of natural resources categories.
A global examination of how human communities have interacted with different kinds of natural environments through their cultural, social and economic activities
Science And Nature
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Author : Carolyn Merchant
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-11-07
Science And Nature written by Carolyn Merchant and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-07 with Social Science categories.
Science and Nature brings together the work and insights of historian Carolyn Merchant on the history of science, environmental history, and ethics. The book explores her ideas about the interconnections among science, women, nature, and history as they have emerged over her academic lifetime. Focusing on topics such as "The Death of Nature," the Scientific Revolution, women in the history of science and environment, and partnership ethics, it synthesizes her writings and sets out a vision for the twenty-first century. Anyone interested in the interactions between science and nature in the past, present, and future will want to read this book. It is an ideal text for courses on the environment, environmental history, history of science, and the philosophy of science.
Earth And Us Continuous
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Author : J. Patrick Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Release Date : 2001-09-01
Earth And Us Continuous written by J. Patrick Lewis and has been published by Turtleback Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-09-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Describes the changes the earth has experienced through the years and provides insight into the importance of global awareness and the connection with our environment.
The Presence Of The Past
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Author : Rupert Sheldrake
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 1989
The Presence Of The Past written by Rupert Sheldrake and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Medical categories.
Challenging the fundamental assumptions of modern science, this ground-breaking radical hypothesis suggests that nature itself has memory. Sheldrake's hypothesis has been featured in Science, Nature, New Scientist, USA TODAY, and Newsweek. Drawings and photos throughout.
Nature Through Time
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Author : Edoardo Martinetto
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2020-04-30
Nature Through Time written by Edoardo Martinetto and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-30 with Science categories.
This book simulates a historical walk through nature, teaching readers about the biodiversity on Earth in various eras with a focus on past terrestrial environments. Geared towards a student audience, using simple terms and avoiding long complex explanations, the book discusses the plants and animals that lived on land, the evolution of natural systems, and how these biological systems changed over time in geological and paleontological contexts. With easy-to-understand and scientifically accurate and up-to-date information, readers will be guided through major biological events from the Earth's past. The topics in the book represent a broad paleoenvironmental spectrum of interests and educational modules, allowing for virtual visits to rich geological times. Eras and events that are discussed include, but are not limited to, the much varied Quaternary environments, the evolution of plants and animals during the Cenozoic, the rise of angiosperms, vertebrate evolution and ecosystems in the Mesozoic, the Permian mass extinction, the late Paleozoic glaciation, and the origin of the first trees and land plants in the Devonian-Ordovician. With state-of-the art expert scientific instruction on these topics and up-to-date and scientifically accurate illustrations, this book can serve as an international course for students, teachers, and other interested individuals.
The Presence Of The Past
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Author : Rupert Sheldrake
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-03-26
The Presence Of The Past written by Rupert Sheldrake and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-26 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Explains how self-organizing systems, from crystals to human societies, share collective memories that influence their form and behavior • Includes new evidence and research in support of the theory of morphic resonance • Explores the major role that morphic resonance plays not just in animal instincts and cultural inheritance but also in the larger process of evolution • Shows that nature is not ruled by fixed laws but by habits and collective memories In this fully revised and updated edition of The Presence of the Past, Cambridge biologist Rupert Sheldrake lays out new evidence and research in support of his controversial theory of morphic resonance and explores its far-reaching implications in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and sociology. His theory proposes that all self-organizing systems, from crystals to human society, inherit a collective memory that influences their form and behavior. This collective memory works through morphic fields, which organize the bodies of plants and animals, coordinate the activities of brains, and underlie conscious mental activity. Sheldrake shows how all human beings draw upon and contribute to a collective human memory and that even our individual recollections depend on morphic resonance rather than physical storage in the brain. He explores the major role that morphic resonance plays not just in animal instincts and cultural inheritance, such as religion and ritual, but also in the larger process of evolution, which Sheldrake shows to be more an interplay of habit and creativity than a mere “survival of the fittest.” Offering a replacement for the outdated, mechanistic worldview that has dominated biology since the nineteenth century, Sheldrake’s new understanding of life, matter, and mind shows that rather than being ruled by fixed laws, nature is essentially habitual. And because memory is inherent in nature, he explains, in order to survive successfully for generations to come, we will have to give up our old habits of thought and adopt new ones: habits that are better adapted to life in a world living in the presence of the past--as well as the presence of the future.
Nature Contained
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Author : Tony O'Dempsey
language : en
Publisher: NUS Press
Release Date : 2014-03-20
Nature Contained written by Tony O'Dempsey and has been published by NUS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-20 with History categories.
How has Singapore's environment and location in a zone of extraordinary biodiversity influenced the economic, political, social, and intellectual history of the island since the early 19th century? What are the antecedents to Singapore's image of itself as a City in a Garden? Grounding the story of Singapore within an understanding of its environment opens the way to an account of the past that is more than a story of trade, immigration, and nation-building. Each of the chapters in this volume focusing on topics ranging from tigers and plantations to trade in exotic animals and the greening of the city, and written by botanists, historians, anthropologists, and naturalists examines how humans have interacted with and understood the natural environment on a small island in Southeast Asia over the past 200 years, and conversely how this environment has influenced humans. Between the chapters are travelers' accounts and primary documents that provide eyewitness descriptions of the events examined in the text. In this regard, Nature Contained: Environmental Histories of Singapore provides new insights into the Singaporean past, and reflects much of the diversity, and dynamism, of environmental history globally.
At Nature S Edge
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Author : Gunnel Cederlöf
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018-09-18
At Nature S Edge written by Gunnel Cederlöf and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-18 with History categories.
In an epoch when environmental issues make the headlines, this is a work that goes beyond the everyday. Ecologies as diverse as the Himalayas and the Indian Ocean coast, the Negev desert and the former military bases of Vietnam, or the Namib desert and the east African savannah all have in common a long-time human presence and the many ways people have modified nature. With research covering countries from Asia, Africa, and Australia, the authors come together to ask how and why human impacts on nature have grown in scale and pace from a long pre-history. The chapters in this volume illumine specific patterns and responses across time, going beyond an overt centring of the European experience. The tapestry of life and the human reshaping of environments evoke both concern and hope, making it vital to understand when, why, and how we came to this particular turn in the road. Eschewing easy labels and questioning eurocentrism in today’s climate vocabulary, this is a volume that will stimulate rethinking among scholars and citizens alike.
A Living Past
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Author : John Soluri
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2018-02-19
A Living Past written by John Soluri and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-19 with History categories.
Though still a relatively young field, the study of Latin American environmental history is blossoming, as the contributions to this definitive volume demonstrate. Bringing together thirteen leading experts on the region, A Living Past synthesizes a wide range of scholarship to offer new perspectives on environmental change in Latin America and the Spanish Caribbean since the nineteenth century. Each chapter provides insightful, up-to-date syntheses of current scholarship on critical countries and ecosystems (including Brazil, Mexico, the Caribbean, the tropical Andes, and tropical forests) and such cross-cutting themes as agriculture, conservation, mining, ranching, science, and urbanization. Together, these studies provide valuable historical contexts for making sense of contemporary environmental challenges facing the region.
Encountering The Past In Nature
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Author : Timo Myllyntaus
language : en
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Release Date : 2001
Encountering The Past In Nature written by Timo Myllyntaus and has been published by Ohio University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Forests and forestry categories.
Annotation. Six essays by Finnish scholars (which accounts for some of the notes being in Finnish) discuss the "new" science of environmental history, issues and case studies of change over time in forested Northern Hemisphere zones due to natural and human forces, and Western conceptions of wilderness. The editors are with the U. of Helsinki, whose press first published the book in 1999. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.