Título: Nature as Measure
Autor: Wes Jackson
Sinopse: An essential and timely collection of wise and compelling essays from one of the longtime leaders of the sustainable agriculture movement in America. Wes Jackson, a wellknown and admired advocate for sustainability especially as it relates to agriculture, has the rare ability to transform his convictions into captivating prose . . . Jacksons thoughts are still as significant and profound as they were nearly 20 years ago (Publishers Weekly) and can teach us many things about the land, soil, and conservation, but what most resonates is this: The ecosphere is selfregulating, and as often as we attempt to understand it, we are not its builders, and our manuals will often be faulty. The only responsible way to learn the nuances of the land is to study the soil and vegetation in their natural state and pass this knowledge on to future generations. [A] small book rich in ideas (The New York Times Book Review), Nature as Measure collects Jacksons essays from Altars of Unhewn Stone and Becoming Native to This Place, presenting ideas of land conservation and education that are written from the point of view of a man who has practiced what hes preached and proven that it is possible to partially restore much of the land that weve ravaged. Wes Jackson lays the foundation for a new farming economy, grounded in natures principles and located in dying small towns and rural communities. Exploding the tenets of industrial agriculture, Jackson seeks to integrate food production with nature in a way that sustains both. His longtime friend Wendell Berry provides an informative, contextual Introduction. For those concerned about what will be left and how many billion will be starving in twenty years, this is a must read. Register of the Kentucky Historical Society A good introduction to a thinker whose ideas on agriculture are radical both in their technical approach to food production as well as in terms of the economic, social, and cultural context within which it is practiced. Review of Radical Political Economics
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Nature as Measure”, de Wes Jackson, publicado pela editora Catapult, em 2011 e com 193 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Catapult
Páginas: 193
Ano: 2011
Edição:
Linguagem: English
ISBN: 1582438935
ISBN13: 9781582438931
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Catapult oferecem uma experiência de leitura marcada por narrativas densas e sensoriais, que exploram conflitos íntimos e sociais com um olhar atento à identidade, pertencimento e memória. Muitas obras apresentam protagonistas em situações de tensão entre culturas, como imigrantes ou comunidades marginalizadas, enquanto outras mergulham em temas contemporâneos como vigilância, justiça social e crises ambientais. O catálogo reúne tanto ficção literária com ritmo envolvente e vozes narrativas distintas quanto ensaios e coletâneas que dialogam com história, política e cultura visual. Essa diversidade se manifesta em obras que transitam entre o lirismo especulativo e o relato investigativo, sempre com um tom que convida à reflexão sem simplificações.
