Let There Be Night: Testimony on Behalf of the Dark
Paul Bogard (Ed.)
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Description for Let There Be Night: Testimony on Behalf of the Dark
Paperback. Twenty-nine writers, poets, scientists, and scholars testify on behalf of darkness and against light pollution s diminishment of the night." Editor(s): Bogard, Paul. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
The development of the modern world has brought with it rampant light pollution, destroying the ancient mystery of night and exacting a terrible price--wasted energy, damage to human health, and the sometimes fatal interruption of the life patterns of many species of wildlife. In Let There Be Night, twenty-nine writers, scientists, poets, and scholars share their personal experiences of night and help us to understand what we miss when dark skies and nocturnal wildness vanish. They also propose ways by which we might restore the beneficence of true night skies to our cities and our culture. Let There Be Night ... Read more
The development of the modern world has brought with it rampant light pollution, destroying the ancient mystery of night and exacting a terrible price--wasted energy, damage to human health, and the sometimes fatal interruption of the life patterns of many species of wildlife. In Let There Be Night, twenty-nine writers, scientists, poets, and scholars share their personal experiences of night and help us to understand what we miss when dark skies and nocturnal wildness vanish. They also propose ways by which we might restore the beneficence of true night skies to our cities and our culture. Let There Be Night ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874173284
SKU
V9780874173284
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Ref
99-1
About Paul Bogard (Ed.)
Paul Bogard earned a Ph.D. in literature and environment at the University of Nevada, Reno, and now teaches at Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin. He returns as often as possible to watch the starry skies over the lake in northern Minnesota where he first learned the value of darkness and night.
Reviews for Let There Be Night: Testimony on Behalf of the Dark
This collection makes a unique contribution to environmental writing. This is simply a wonderful idea for an anthology, and the writing is vibrant and insightful.”
Bradley John Monsma, author of The Sespe Wild: Southern California’s Last Free River “Let There Be Night celebrates the gifts of darkness and mourns the loss of dark skies to light pollution. These fine ... Read more
Bradley John Monsma, author of The Sespe Wild: Southern California’s Last Free River “Let There Be Night celebrates the gifts of darkness and mourns the loss of dark skies to light pollution. These fine ... Read more