The Illusory Boundary
Environment and Technology in History
The view of nature and technology inhabiting totally different, even opposite, spheres persists across time and cultures. Most people would consider an English countryside or a Louisiana bayou to be natural, though each is to an extent the product of technology. Pollution, widely thought to be a purely man-made phenomenon, results partly from natural processes. All around us, things from the natural world are brought into the human world. At what point do we consider them part of culture rather than nature? And does such a distinction illuminate our world or obscure its workings? This compelling new book challenges the view that a clear and u…
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Weitere Autoren: Cutcliffe, Stephen H. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8139-2989-7
- EAN: 9780813929897
- Produktnummer: 7331660
- Verlag: University of Virginia Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 336 S.
- Masse: H23.0 cm x B15.4 cm x D2.0 cm 484 g
- Abbildungen: 21 black and white illustrations
- Gewicht: 484
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
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