Recovering Lost Species in the Modern Age
Histories of Longing and Belonging
$59.99
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2019
Summary
A groundbreaking study of how emotions motivate attempts to counter species loss.This groundbreaking book brings together environmental history and the history of emotions to examine the motivations behind species conservation actions. In Recovering Lost Species in the Modern Age, Dolly J rgensen uses the environmental histories of reintroduction, rewilding, and resurrection to view the modern conservation paradigm of the recovery of nature as an emotionally charged practice. J rgensen argues…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262537810 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262537818 |
| Author: | Dolly Jorgensen |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 278g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 137mm x 14mm |
| Series: | History for a Sustainable Future |
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About The Author
Dolly Jorgensen
Dolly J rgensen is Professor of History in the Department of Cultural Studies and Languages at University of Stavanger, Norway. She is the coeditor of Visions of North in Premodern Europe, New Natures- Joining Environmental History with Science and Technology Studies, and Northscapes- History, Technology, and the Making of Northern Environments.
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