Nature - Western Attitudes Since Ancient Times

Klappentext "I am very impressed with this book. It offers much more depth on most of the historical periods than any other book I've read. . . . I couldn't stop reading it."--Michael Barbour, University of California, Davis"This stimulating book covers a great deal of ground--from Classical and Christian theories to the Enlightenment and Romanticism and up to modern times--without overloading the reader in mere detail."--Roy Porter, Wellcome Institute Zusammenfassung Demonstrates that nature, like us, has a history of its own. Beginning with Roman times, this title investigates the ideological and material factors that have influenced human perceptions of, attitudes toward, and uses of nature - notably religion and ethics, science, technology, economics, gender, and ethnicity.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter Coates, Peter A. Coates
• Editore: University Of California Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.02.2005
• EAN: 9780520244788
• ISBN: 978-0-520-24478-8
• Pagine: 246
• Dimensioni: 146 mm x 222 mm x 13 mm
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali