The World We Once Lived In

In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.br>br>From the Congo Basin to the traditions of the Kikuyu people, the lucid, incisive writings in The World We Once Lived In explore the sacred power of trees, and why humans lay waste to the forests that keep us alive.br>br>Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming the classics of a movement. Together, these books show the richness of environmental thought, and point the way to a fairer, saner, greener world.>

Product details

• Authors: Wangari Maathai, Maathai Wangari
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 26.08.2021
• EAN: 9780141996936
• ISBN: 978-0-14-199693-6
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 111 mm x 181 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Green Ideas; Penguin Green Ideas
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, East Africa, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Pollution & threats to the environment, Conservation of the environment, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Environmentalist, conservationist and Green organizations, Pollution and threats to the environment