Ragged Edge of the World
Encounters at the Frontier Where Modernity, Wildlands and Indigenous Peoples Meet
$44.18
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2012
Summary
A pioneering work of environmental journalism that vividly depicts the people, animals and landscapes on the front lines of change’s inexorable march. A species nearing extinction, a tribe losing centuries of knowledge, a tract of forest facing the first incursion of humans-how can we even begin to assess the cost of losing so much of our natural and cultural legacy?For forty years, environmental journalist and author Eugene Linden has traveled to the very sites where tradition, wildlands and…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780452297746 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0452297745 |
| Author: | Eugene Linden |
| Publisher: | Plume |
| Imprint: | Plume |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2012 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 133mm |
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Critics Review
“Thoughtful and compelling.” — National Geographic
“Linden is a well-versed guide to complex ecosystems and remote cultures… . His recollections are vivid.” — The New Yorker
“From Borneo to sub-Saharan Africa … firsthand accounts by a veteran environmental journalist.” — Oprah.com (18 Books to Watch)
About The Author
Eugene Linden
Eugene Linden is an award-winning journalist and the author of The Parrot’s Lament, The Future in Plain Sight, Silent Partners, and other books on animals and the environment. He has consulted for the U.S. State Department, the UN Development Program, and he is a widely traveled speaker and lecturer. In 2001, Yale University named Linden a Poynter Fellow in recognition of his writing on the environment. He lives in Nyack, New York, and Washington, D.C.
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