Description
Book SynopsisA wide-ranging and original introduction to the Anthropocene (the Age of Humanity) that offers fresh, theoretical insights bridging the sciences and the humanities
Trade Review“A very impressive book. . . . Merchant’s keen synthesis and original thinking will appeal to field experts.”—Miles Alexander Powell,
Environment and History“A remarkably clear and accessible study of multiple dimensions of the environmental crisis and their effects on the humanities.”—J. R. McNeill, coauthor of
The Great Acceleration: An Environmental History of the Anthropocene since 1945“A text of great importance that investigates how science, technology, and the humanities can create a new and compelling awareness of human impact on earth.”—Mary Evelyn Tucker, coauthor of
Journey of the Universe“Carolyn Merchant has written a pithy, well‑rounded introduction to what the environmental humanities can offer in moving our planet toward an Age of Sustainability.”—Edward Melillo, author of
Strangers on Familiar Soil“Carolyn Merchant provides a useful interdisciplinary primer on the supreme challenges of living responsibly in the era of continual climate change. Her tone is both analytical and personal, and she offers a vision for an ecologically just future.”—Jacob Darwin Hamblin, author of
Arming Mother Nature: The Birth of Catastrophic Environmentalism
