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UNINA9910973527503321 |
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Autore |
Callicott J. Baird |
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Titolo |
Companion to A Sand County almanac : interpretive & critical essays / / edited by J. Baird Callicott |
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Madison, Wis., : Univ. Of Wisconsin Press, c1987 |
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9786612731419 |
9781282731417 |
1282731416 |
9780299112332 |
0299112330 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (321 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nature conservation - United States |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographic references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- I. The Author -- 1. Aldo Leopold's Early Years -- 2. Aldo Leopold's Sand Country -- 3. Aldo Leopold's Intellectual Heritage -- II. The Book -- 4. The Making of A Sand County Almanac -- 5. Anatomy of a Classic -- 6. The Conflicts of Ecological Conscience -- III. The Upshot -- 7. The Land Aesthetic -- 8. Building "The Land Ethic" -- 9. The Conceptual Foundations of the Land Ethic -- IV. The Impact -- 10. A Pilgrim's Progress from Group A to Group B -- 11. The Legacy of Aldo Leopold -- 12. Duties to Ecosystems -- Appendix -- An Introduction to the 1947 Foreword [to Great Possessions] -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The first sustained study of Leopold's seminal book as well as a work of art, philosophy, and social commentary. |
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