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Paperback. As the crucible of life, the source and final resting place of everything that grows, soil inspires reverence in the peasant and the scientist. This title presents the history of man's use and misuse of soil and water. It combines a description of the inner processes that form soil with an assertion of its powers and significance. Num Pages: 352 pages, photographs, maps. BIC Classification: PDA; RBGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 512. Very good copy with light shelf wear
As the crucible of life, the source and final resting place of everything that grows, soil inspires reverence not only in the peasant who derives his daily bread from it, but also in the scientist who contemplates its meaning as the place where life and death meet and exchange vital energies. "Out of the Earth" is the culmination of the author's long career in conservation. This history of man's use and misuse of soil and water combines a description of the complex inner processes that form soil with a lyrical assertion of its powers and significance.
As the crucible of life, the source and final resting place of everything that grows, soil inspires reverence not only in the peasant who derives his daily bread from it, but also in the scientist who contemplates its meaning as the place where life and death meet and exchange vital energies. "Out of the Earth" is the culmination of the author's long career in conservation. This history of man's use and misuse of soil and water combines a description of the complex inner processes that form soil with a lyrical assertion of its powers and significance.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520080805
SKU
KCW0012596
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
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