TY  - GEN
T1  - Rooted in the land : essays on community and place
A2  - Vitek, William, 1957-
A2  - Jackson, Wes, 1936-
LA  - English
PP  - New Haven, Conn.
PB  - Yale University Press
YR  - 1996
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn567922044
AB  - Although contemporary society seems to promote the values of individualism and mobility, this engrossing book is dedicated to the notion that human lives are enriched by participation in a social community that is integrated into the natural landscape of a particular place. The 34 contributors-who include David Ehrenfeld, Lynn R. Miller, Wendell Berry, Deborah Tall, David W. Orr, Robert Swann, and Susan Witt, as well as other philosophers, scientists, activists, economists, historians, farmers and ranchers, sociologists, theologians, and political scientists-offer an array of social and ecological perspectives on the nature of "community." The editors, William Vitek and Wes Jackson, contend that a deeper understanding of communities is critical for the health of the planet and the human spirit. They offer a compelling collection of new and classic writings-many in the form of personal narrative-that extend E. F. Schumacher's ideas about the importance of human scale and Aldo Leopold's concept of biotic citizenship. Proposing eloquent defenses of community life and practical suggestions for becoming connected to others and native to a place, the writers explore the loss of community, the philosophical foundations of communities, and the current renewal of community life.
OP  - 285
CN  - HM131 .R697 1996eb
SN  - 0300127804
SN  - 9780300127805
SN  - 128172971X
SN  - 9781281729712
SN  - 9786611729714
SN  - 6611729712
SN  - 9780300069617
SN  - 0300069618
SN  - 0300065418
SN  - 9780300065411
KW  - Communities.
KW  - Community life.
KW  - Communauté.
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Essays.
KW  - SCIENCE : Environmental Science.
KW  - Communities
KW  - Community life
KW  - Computer network resources.
ER  -