The Distortion of Nature's Image

The Distortion of Nature's ImageIllustrates how the notion of an ecological society remains a decisively political question. The global ecological crisis is upon us. From global warming to the long term implications of ocean acidification, air and water pollution, deforestation, and the omnipresent dangers of nuclear technology the future of our planetary home is threatened. Yet in the midst of the unfolding crisis, the conventional ideologies of the twentieth century and their

A young man’s dreams for a better future as a student in the Teachers’ Institute are shattered after he assaults one of his instructors for discriminating against him

travelogues

This chapter reviews the origins and development of the Codex Alimentarius Commission

Cairo Swan Song weaves together a patchwork narrative of overlapping lives

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Teacher explores the relationship of three professional identities that often intersect in the lives of art practitioners

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The chapter outlines arguments associated with the economic value of the practices that underpin adherence to improved environmental management

bringing together a range of disciplinary perspectives on the links between media

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the chapter describes use of a NIR spectral dataset of diverse United States soils (n=709) from the USDA NRCS National Soil Survey Center to develop chemometric prediction models of representative SHI: total organic C (TOC)

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