In the Name of Wild

In the Name of Wild One Family, Five Years, Ten Countries, and a New Vision of Wildness

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Publisher's Synopsis

Five continents. Ten countries. Twenty Natural World Heritage sites in five years. In the Name of Wild is the story of what happened when one family set out to learn what wildness means to people around the world.

What draws us to seek out wild places? Do they mean the same to everyone? As they embarked on their fieldwork the Vannini family expected pristine landscapes, but romantic ideals soon crashed into reality. Adventurers were there to conquer the wilderness. Conservationists were there to manage it. Tourism operators were there to make a dollar.

Part travelogue, part ethnography, In the Name of Wild takes us on a wide-ranging journey, searching for answers from people who call places like Tasmania, Patagonia, and Iceland home. Wildness, they explain, isn't about remoteness or an absence of people. This brilliantly conceived, beautifully told account reveals that wild is really about connections, kinship, and coexistence with the land.

Book information

ISBN: 9780774890403
Publisher: UBC Press
Imprint: On Point Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 333.782
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 360g
Height: 140mm
Width: 215mm
Spine width: 21mm