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UNINA9910460655503321 |
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Autore |
Thompson Andrew R. H. |
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Titolo |
Sacred mountains : a christian ethical approach to mountaintop removal / / Thompson, Andrew R. H |
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Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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0-8131-6669-1 |
0-8131-6600-4 |
0-8131-6601-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (213 p.) |
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Collana |
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Place matters : new directions in Appalachian studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mountains - Religious aspects |
Religion - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Ethics in its place -- Overturning mountains -- Downstream impacts: environmental, economic, and social effects of mountaintop removal -- Environmental ethics and the construction of values -- Relation, revelation, and revolution: a theocentric approach to mountaintop removal -- The meanings of the mountains: discourses of power, identity, and destruction in the mountaintop removal debate -- All my holy mountain: power, identity, and reclamation from a theocentric perspective -- Loving the mountains: conclusions, challenges, and ways forward. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Proposes a Christian ethical analysis of the controversial mining practice that has increasingly divided the US and has often led to fierce and even violent confrontations. Andrew R.H. Thompson provides a thorough introduction to the issues surrounding surface mining, including the environmental consequences and the resultant religious debates, and highlights the discussions being carried out in the media. |
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