Nature and Society in Historical Context
Roy Porter editor Bo Gustafsson editor Mikuláš Teich editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:13th Feb '97
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A collection of essays describing the historical connection between nature and society.
In general terms, one way of describing the world we live in is to say that it is made up of nature and society, and that human beings belong to both. This was the first volume to be published which addresses the historical contexts of the relations between these two characteristics of human nature.In general terms, one way of describing the world we live in is to say that it is made up of nature and society, and that human beings belong to both. This was the first volume to be published which addresses the historical contexts of the relations between these two characteristics of human nature. A distinguished international team aims to contribute - through selective, interdisciplinary studies - to a much-needed but currently scant debate over the reciprocal links between conceptions of nature and conceptions of society from the ancient Greek kosmos to late twentieth-century 'ecology'. Individual essays and the general conclusions of the volume are important not only for our understanding of the evolution of knowledge of nature and of society, but also for an awareness of the types of truth and perception produced in the process.
"...an interesting and often stimulating introduction to a variety of current scholarly approaches to the relationship between society and nature." Kenneth C. Kirkby, Journal of the History of Behavioral Sciences
"...written by an impressively international team...." Canadian Jrnl of History
ISBN: 9780521495301
Dimensions: 231mm x 157mm x 28mm
Weight: 750g
422 pages