Elderflora: A Modern History Of Ancient Trees Jared Farmer Picador Αγγλικά Βιβλία Science Natural

Winner Of The Jacques Barzun Prize In Cultural History‘a Masterful Blend Natural And Human History Farmer’s Elderflora Aren’t Just Amazing Old Organisms But A Backdrop Against Which Drama Hubris Decency Play Out ’ – New Scientist‘fascinating’ Observercombining Rigorous Research With Lyrical Writing Chronicles Complex Roles Ancient Trees Have Played Modern World Illuminates How We Might Need Now More Than Ever Humans Always Revered Long-Lived As Historian Jared Farmer Reveals Our Respect Took Turn Eighteenth Century When Naturalists Embarked On Quest To Locate Precisely Date Oldest Living Things Earth Science Tree Time Prompted Travellers Visit Specimens Conservationists Protect Sacred Groves Exploitation Accompanied Sanctification Old-Growth Forests Succumbed Imperial Expansion Industrial Revolution Taking Us From Lebanon Zealand California Surveys World’s Including Voices Indigenous Peoples Religious Figures Contemporary Scientists Who Study Crisis Changing Climate Long Future Is Still Possible Shows Only If Give Care Young That Grow \ Magisterial Arboreal Longevity Like Outstretched Limbs Luxuriant Elm Farmer\ S Narrative Extends Over Broad Range Social Scientific Issues Σελίδες: 448 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0813 Διαστάσεις: 13 2X13 2Cm