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Leopold’s Shack and Ricketts’s Lab: The Emergence of Environmentalism
Michael Lannoo
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Hardback. Aldo Leopold and Ed Ricketts are giants in the history of environmental awareness. They were born ten years and only about 200 miles apart and died within weeks of each other in 1948. Yet they never met and they didn't read each other's work. This book reveals their profound and parallel influence on science and our perception of natural world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 374.
Aldo Leopold and Ed Ricketts are giants in the history of environmental awareness. They were born ten years and only about 200 miles apart and died within weeks of each other in 1948. Yet they never met and they didn't read each other's work. This illuminating book reveals the full extent of their profound and parallel influence both on science and our perception of natural world today. In a lively comparison, Michael J. Lannoo shows how deeply these two ecological luminaries influenced the emergence both of environmentalism and conservation biology. In particular, he looks closely at how they each derived ... Read more
Aldo Leopold and Ed Ricketts are giants in the history of environmental awareness. They were born ten years and only about 200 miles apart and died within weeks of each other in 1948. Yet they never met and they didn't read each other's work. This illuminating book reveals the full extent of their profound and parallel influence both on science and our perception of natural world today. In a lively comparison, Michael J. Lannoo shows how deeply these two ecological luminaries influenced the emergence both of environmentalism and conservation biology. In particular, he looks closely at how they each derived ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520264786
SKU
V9780520264786
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About Michael Lannoo
Michael Lannoo, Professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine, is the author of Malformed Frogs: The Collapse of Aquatic Ecosystems and the editor of Amphibian Declines: The Conservation Status of United States Species (both from UC Press), among other books.
Reviews for Leopold’s Shack and Ricketts’s Lab: The Emergence of Environmentalism
"Heavily referenced and annotated, this book is highly recommended to all." Chicago Botanic Garden "Charming little book." Ecology "A short and entertaining read, a book that fans of both Leopold and Ricketts will appreciate."
Thomas D. Sisk Bioscience "Charming little book."
Philip Cafaro Ecology
Thomas D. Sisk Bioscience "Charming little book."
Philip Cafaro Ecology