Every grain of sand : Canadian perspectives on ecology and environment / edited by J.A. Wainwright.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wainwright, J. A., 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature--Effect of human beings on.

Nature.

Human ecology.

Human ecology--Canada.

Environmental degradation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Universal in scope, yet focusing on recognizable Canadian places, this collection of essays connects individuals' love of nature to larger social issues, to cultural activities, and to sustainable technology. Subjects include activism in Cape Breton, eco-feminism, Native perspectives on the history of humans' relationship with the natural world, the inconsistency of humankind's affinity with nature alongside its capacity to destroy, and scientific and traditional accounts of evolution and how they can come together for the welfare of Earth's ecology. These essays encourage us to break down

Contents:

Table of Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 The World IsYour Body; 3 Growing Roots in Nature; 4 The Marginal World; 5 Reflections of a Zealot; 6 Going Home: Memories of the Natural World; 7 Who Cares about the Meadow?: The Changing Conversation around Religion and Ecology; 8 Toward an Ecofeminist Phenomenology of Nature; 9 Romantic Origins of Environmentalism: Wordsworth and Shelley; 10 Wintergreen: Reflections from Loon Lake-Afterword; 11 Listening to Our Ancestors: Rebuilding Indigenous Nations in the Face of Environmental Destruction

12 Cutting a Deal with Attila: Confrontation, Capitulation, and Resolution in Environmental Conflict13 Romancing Labrador: The Social Construction of Wilderness and the Labrador Frontier; 14 Prey; Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610280728

9781554588138

1554588138

9781280280726

1280280727

9780889209312

0889209316

9781417563210

1417563214

OCLC:

753479609