LEADER 03214nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910451830103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-72971-X 010 $a9786611729714 010 $a0-300-12780-4 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300127805 035 $a(CKB)1000000000472008 035 $a(EBL)3420396 035 $a(OCoLC)923593452 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000239559 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11186208 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000239559 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10239561 035 $a(PQKB)10692656 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420396 035 $a(DE-B1597)485598 035 $a(OCoLC)1024029274 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300127805 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420396 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10210279 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL172971 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000472008 100 $a19960305d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aRooted in the land$b[electronic resource] $eessays on community and place /$fedited by William Vitek and Wes Jackson 210 $aNew Haven, Conn. $cYale University Press$dc1996 215 $a1 online resource (302 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-300-06541-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [273]-[282]) and index. 327 $a1. Standing firm -- 2. Community foundations -- 3. Becoming native. 330 $aAlthough 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. 606 $aCommunities 606 $aCommunity life 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCommunities. 615 0$aCommunity life. 676 $a307 701 $aVitek$b William$f1957-$01033146 701 $aJackson$b Wes$01033147 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451830103321 996 $aRooted in the land$92451534 997 $aUNINA