{"product_id":"the-living-world-9781350200197","title":"The Living World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarnessing new enthusiasm for Nan Shepherd's writing, \u003ci\u003eThe Living World\u003c\/i\u003e asks how literature might help us reimagine humanity's place on earth in the midst of our ecological crisis. The first book to examine Shepherd's writing through an ecocritical lens, it reveals forgotten details about the scientific, political and philosophical climate of early twentieth century Scotland, and offers new insights into Shepherd's distinctive environmental thought. More than this, this book reveals how Shepherd's ways of relating to complex, interconnected ecologies predate many of the core themes and concerns of the multi-disciplinary environmental humanities, and may inform their future development.Broken down into chapters focusing on themes of place, ecology, environmentalism, Deep Time, vital matter and selfhood, \u003ci\u003eThe Living World \u003c\/i\u003eoffers the first integrated study of Shepherd's writing and legacy, making the work of this philosopher, feminist, amateur ecologist, geologist, and innovat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSamantha Walton has produced a clearly structured and wonderfully deepening discussion of Nan Shepherd’s remarkable expression of deceptively profound and vital lived experience. \u003ci\u003eThe Living World\u003c\/i\u003e is a model of the ecocritical reading of a writer’s work in a critical extension of its interwoven strands of environmental thought. * Green Letters: Studies in Ecocriticism *\u003cbr\u003eA much-needed ecocritical deep dive into Shepherd’s writing, as well as into the Cairngorms and onto the high plateau. * Northern Scotland *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Living World\u003c\/i\u003e presents a strong and innovative contribution to scholarship in Scottish studies, modernism, and the environmental humanities. As a well researched study that covers a wide range of topics through a small lens, it offers something of value to everyone, whether they are already familiar with or new to ecocritical theory and Nan Shepherd’s writing. * Ecozon@ *\u003cbr\u003eThis is an admirable book in many respects. It contains many clear and extended definitions of concepts that are very helpful for the reader ... The author is very well-informed about both Scottish, English and international contexts. * Anthropological Journal of European Cultures *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Living World \u003c\/i\u003efirmly establishes Nan Shepherd’s significance as an ecological writer whose relevance continues to grow as we move further into the Anthropocene. With an admirably light touch, Walton provides an accessible and detailed account of Shepherd’s work, underpinned by extensive contextual research, close reading, and dialogue with contemporary ecocriticism. * Pippa Marland, Research Fellow, University of Leeds, UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: ‘A Way In’  1. Place and Planet  2. Ecology  3. Environmentalism  4. Deep Time  5. Vital Matter  6. Being  Conclusion  Bibliography  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407520473431,"sku":"9781350200197","price":22.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350200197.jpg?v=1730499650","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-living-world-9781350200197","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}