Publisher's Synopsis
Tracing the origins and development of the ideas and values which have led to the present ecological crisis, this book places the contemporary debate over green issues in their historical context and illuminates what is loosely called "earth wisdom". Describing the emergence of the ecological mind, imagination and sensibility, the book uncovers an alternative intellectual tradition to the one that has come to dominate Western civilization. Peter Marshall is also the author of "William Godwin", "Into Cuba" and "Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism".
