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Book SynopsisMcNeill's seminal book The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community (1963) received the National Book Award in 1964 and was named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of the twentieth century by the Modern Library.
Table of ContentsIntroduction Our Flesh Was Made from Corn Soils, Spirits, and the Cosmocentric Economy: Recreating Amazonian Dark Earth in Peru Renewal of Non Western Methods for Sustainable Living Nature Spirituality, Sustainable Agriculture, and the Nature/Culture Paradox: Permaculture Scene in Lower Puna, Big Island of Hawaii Hindu Traditions and Peasant Farming in the Himalayan Foothills of Nepal Dharma for the Earth, Water, and Agriculture: Perspectives from the Swadhyaya Gandhi's Agrarian Legacy: Practicing Food, Justice, and Sustainability in India Thailand's Moral Rice Revolution: Cultivating A Collective Ecological Consciousness The Seven Species and Their Relevance to Sustainable Agriculture in Israel Today Tending The Garden of Eden: Sacred Jewish Agricultural Traditions Religion, Local Community, and Sustainable Agriculture Heideggerian Reflections On Three Mennonite Cookbooks and A Mennonite Farm In Northwest Ohio Steward or Priest? The Possibilities of a Christian Chicken Farmer Religion and Agriculture: How Islam Forms the Moral Core of SEKEM's Holistic Development Approach in Egypt Tohono O'odham Himdag and Agri/Culture Conclusion
