Intertwined histories : plants in their social contexts / / edited by Jim Ellis

• Pubblicazione: Calgary, Alberta : , : The University of Calgary Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (133 pages)
• Disciplina: 580
• Soggetto topico: Plants - History; Plants - Social aspects; Plants in art
• Soggetto non controllato: William Pearce; bison; cultural geography; flora and fauna; forest aerial; native grass; nature walk; plant behavior; plant disease; plant learning; plant photography; plant sensitivity; rural ecology; soil; urban ecology; urban forest; urban parks; vegetal beings
• Persona (resp. second.): EllisJim <1964->
• Note generali: This book has its origins in the Calgary Institute for the Humanities' 38th Annual Community Seminar, which took place in May 2018.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- contents -- acknowledgements -- introduction -- the nature of plants -- phytognosis -- historia plantarum -- periculum -- spectral garden -- mike macdonald’s butterfly garden -- an ancient partnership -- big stone -- gone today, here tomorrow -- the city of calgary’s urban forest -- make the waste places fruitful gardens -- coming into noticing -- leila sujir’s forest of pixels -- contributors -- Campus Alberta Collection
• Sommario/riassunto: How do we understand the boundaries of individual creatures? What are the systems of interdependency that bind all living creatures together? Plants were among the the first to colonize the planet. They created the soil and the atmosphere that made life possible for animals. They are some of the largest and oldest life forms on Earth. In spite of their primacy, Western cultures have traditionally regarded plants as the lowest life forms, lacking mobility, sensation, and communication. But recent research argues that plants move and respond to their environment, communicate with each other, and form partnerships with other species. Art, poetry, and essays by cultural anthropologists, experimental plant biologists, philosophers, botanists and foresters expose the complex interactions of the vibrant living world around us and give us a lens through which we can explore our intertwined histories.
• Titolo autorizzato: Intertwined histories
• ISBN: 1-77385-092-X; 1-77385-093-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910527382903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Calgary Institute for the Humanities series ; ; Number 3.