Nature and Society in Historical Context
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Nature and Society in Historical Context by Mikulas Teich
In general terms, one way of describing the world we live in is to say that it is made up of nature and society, and that human beings belong to both. This was the first volume to be published which addresses the historical contexts of the relations between these two characteristics of human nature. A distinguished international team aims to contribute - through selective, interdisciplinary studies - to a much-needed but currently scant debate over the reciprocal links between conceptions of nature and conceptions of society from the ancient Greek kosmos to late twentieth-century 'ecology'. Individual essays and the general conclusions of the volume are important not only for our understanding of the evolution of knowledge of nature and of society, but also for an awareness of the types of truth and perception produced in the process.
"..an interesting and often stimulating introduction to a variety of current scholarly approaches to the relationship between society and nature." Kenneth C. Kirkby, Journal of the History of Behavioral Sciences
"...written by an impressively international team...." Canadian Jrnl of History
"...written by an impressively international team...." Canadian Jrnl of History
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521498814 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521498813 |
| Title | Nature and Society in Historical Context |
| Author | Mikulas Teich |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1997-02-13 |
| Number of pages | 422 |
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