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1 online resource (xxvi, 242 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-231) and index. |
| Summary |
Scientists, social thinkers, public officials, and the public have been aroused by the recognition that failure to understand the destructive impact of industrial society and advanced technologies on the delicate balance of organic life in the global ecosystem may result in devastating problems for future generations. William Leiss argues that this global predicament must be understood in terms of deeply rooted attitudes towards nature. He traces the origins, development, and social consequences of an idea whose imprint is everywhere in modern thought: the idea of the domination of nature. Originally published in 1972, The Domination of Nature was part of the first wave of widespread environmental issues. In an extensive new preface explains why his study is as relevant as ever. |
| Contents |
""Contents""; ""Preface to the 1994 Reprint""; ""PART ONE: In Pursuit of an Idea: Historical Perspectives""; ""1 The Cunning of Unreason""; ""2 Mythical, Religious, and Philosophical Roots""; ""3 Francis Bacon""; ""4 The Seventeenth Century and After""; ""PART TWO: Science, Technology, and the Domination of Nature""; ""5 Science and Domination""; ""6 Science and Nature""; ""7 Technology and Domination""; ""8 The Liberation of Nature?""; ""Appendix�Technological Rationality: Marcuse and His Critics""; ""Notes and References""; ""List of Works Cited""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D"" |
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| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on. |
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Science and civilization.
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Science and civilization. |
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Technology and civilization.
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Technology and civilization. |
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Philosophy of nature.
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Philosophy of nature. |
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Human ecology.
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Human ecology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Leiss, William, 1939- Domination of nature. Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1994 (DLC) 94900223 |
| ISBN |
9780773564794 (electronic book) |
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0773564799 (electronic book) |
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0773511989 |
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9780773511989 |
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0087041610 |
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