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老樹的故事：從宗教、科學、歷史看古老植物與人類的關係

Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees

de 傑瑞德．法莫(Jared Farmer) ...

Traducido por 周沛郁 ...

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本書榮獲2023****美國哲學學會雅克．巴森文化史獎（Jacques Barzun Prize**）**從黎巴嫩的丘陵、世界爺國家公園的步道到波蘭的老齡林，甚至是臺灣阿里山的檜木森林，跨越時間尺度，認識藍色星球上的古老前輩，從過往歷史到今日面對的生態危機，為你娓娓道來，人類與植物共同生存的過往紀錄與未來命運植物早於人類存在於地球，而其中壽命極長、毅立不搖的植物──古老又高大的樹木，成為人類心目中神聖之象徵。人類崇敬、使用植物，在流傳千年的神話或宗教經典中，皆可見其蹤影。即使到了近代，我們仍然可從文學甚至大眾娛樂範疇中看見神聖、被擬人化的樹木，例如托爾金筆下中土世界最古老的生物樹人、宮崎駿動畫《魔法公主》中的山獸神森林，或是《阿凡... ... Leer más

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本書榮獲2023****美國哲學學會雅克．巴森文化史獎（Jacques Barzun Prize**）**從黎巴嫩的丘陵、世界爺國家公園的步道到波蘭的老齡林，甚至是臺灣阿里山的檜木森林，跨越時間尺度，認識藍色星球上的古老前輩，從過往歷史到今日面對的生態危機，為你娓娓道來，人類與植物共同生存的過往紀錄與未來命運植物早於人類存在於地球，而其中壽命極長、毅立不搖的植物──古老又高大的樹木，成為人類心目中神聖之象徵。人類崇敬、使用植物，在流傳千年的神話或宗教經典中，皆可見其蹤影。即使到了近代，我們仍然可從文學甚至大眾娛樂範疇中看見神聖、被擬人化的樹木，例如托爾金筆下中土世界最古老的生物樹人、宮崎駿動畫《魔法公主》中的山獸神森林，或是《阿凡...
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Elderflora

A Modern History of Ancient Trees

de Jared Farmer ...

**The epic story of the planet’s oldest trees and the making of the modern world“Rich...fascinating.”—The Wall Street Journal**Humans have always revered long-lived trees. But as historian Jared Farmer reveals in Elderflora, our veneration took a modern turn in the eighteenth century, when naturalists embarked on a quest to locate and precisely date the oldest living things on earth. The new ... Leer más

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**The epic story of the planet’s oldest trees and the making of the modern world“Rich...fascinating.”—The Wall Street Journal**Humans have always revered long-lived trees. But as historian Jared Farmer reveals in Elderflora, our veneration took a modern turn in the eighteenth century, when naturalists embarked on a quest to locate and precisely date the oldest living things on earth. The new
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Trees in Paradise

A California History

de Jared Farmer ...

From roots to canopy, a lush, verdant history of the making of California.California now has more trees than at any time since the late Pleistocene. This green landscape, however, is not the work of nature. It’s the work of history. In the years after the Gold Rush, American settlers remade the California landscape, harnessing nature to their vision of the good life. Horticulturists, boosters, and ... Leer más

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From roots to canopy, a lush, verdant history of the making of California.California now has more trees than at any time since the late Pleistocene. This green landscape, however, is not the work of nature. It’s the work of history. In the years after the Gold Rush, American settlers remade the California landscape, harnessing nature to their vision of the good life. Horticulturists, boosters, and
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Gianni Vattimo

Philosopher, Communist, Catholic, Nihilist

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Gianni Vattimo (1936–2023) was among the most significant Italian philosophers of the last fifty years. A controversial figure both at home and abroad, he sometimes described himself paradoxically as a “nihilist” and as a “communist Catholic.” Despite his provocations—and unusually for an academic philosopher—he served two terms in the European Parliament. For decades, Vattimo was at the forefront ... Leer más

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Gianni Vattimo (1936–2023) was among the most significant Italian philosophers of the last fifty years. A controversial figure both at home and abroad, he sometimes described himself paradoxically as a “nihilist” and as a “communist Catholic.” Despite his provocations—and unusually for an academic philosopher—he served two terms in the European Parliament. For decades, Vattimo was at the forefront
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On Zion’s Mount

Mormons, Indians, and the American Landscape

de Jared Farmer ...

Shrouded in the lore of legendary Indians, Mt. Timpanogos beckons the urban populace of Utah. And yet, no “Indian” legend graced the mount until Mormon settlers conjured it—once they had displaced the local Indians, the Utes, from their actual landmark, Utah Lake. On Zion’s Mount tells the story of this curious shift. It is a quintessentially American story about the fraught process of making ... Leer más

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Shrouded in the lore of legendary Indians, Mt. Timpanogos beckons the urban populace of Utah. And yet, no “Indian” legend graced the mount until Mormon settlers conjured it—once they had displaced the local Indians, the Utes, from their actual landmark, Utah Lake. On Zion’s Mount tells the story of this curious shift. It is a quintessentially American story about the fraught process of making
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The Once and Future Lake

Stories for Great Salt Lake

de Rob Carney, Danielle Beazer Dubrasky, Claire Wahmanholm, Natalie Young, Nan Seymour, Brooke Williams, Joel Long, Nicole Walker, Willy Palomo, Scott Morris, Justin Evans, Charles Waugh, Terry Tempest Williams, Rachel White, Kylan Rice, Katherine Indermaur, Eli McCann, Sylvia Torti, Lindsey Webb, Star Coulbrooke, Paisley Rekdal, Andy Hoffmann, Karin Anderson, Adam O. Davis, Scott Abbott, Dayna Patterson, Sarah May, Katherine Coles, Marissa Beckström, Ayja Bounous, Brooke Larsen, Teri Harman, Lisa Bickmore, Jared Farmer, Sarah L. Fox ...

For thousands of years, Great Salt Lake has played a surprisingly central role in the lives of humans and animals throughout the American West and across entire continents. Once a destination for wellness seekers, the lake’s alarming disappearance is already affecting skiing, tourism, and the region’s economic future. As humans continue to divert its waters for agriculture and mine its marshlands ... Leer más

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For thousands of years, Great Salt Lake has played a surprisingly central role in the lives of humans and animals throughout the American West and across entire continents. Once a destination for wellness seekers, the lake’s alarming disappearance is already affecting skiing, tourism, and the region’s economic future. As humans continue to divert its waters for agriculture and mine its marshlands
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Making the White Man's West

Whiteness and the Creation of the American West

de Jason E. Pierce ...

The West, especially the Intermountain states, ranks among the whitest places in America, but this fact obscures the more complicated history of racial diversity in the region. In Making the White Man’s West, author Jason E. Pierce argues that since the time of the Louisiana Purchase, the American West has been a racially contested space. Using a nuanced theory of historical “whiteness,” he ... Leer más

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The West, especially the Intermountain states, ranks among the whitest places in America, but this fact obscures the more complicated history of racial diversity in the region. In Making the White Man’s West, author Jason E. Pierce argues that since the time of the Louisiana Purchase, the American West has been a racially contested space. Using a nuanced theory of historical “whiteness,” he
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Go East, Young Man

Imagining the American West as the Orient

de Richard Francaviglia ...

Transference of orientalist images and identities to the American landscape and its inhabitants, especially in the West—in other words, portrayal of the West as the “Orient”—has been a common aspect of American cultural history. Place names, such as the Jordan River or Pyramid Lake, offer notable examples, but the imagery and its varied meanings are more widespread and significant. Understanding ... Leer más

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Transference of orientalist images and identities to the American landscape and its inhabitants, especially in the West—in other words, portrayal of the West as the “Orient”—has been a common aspect of American cultural history. Place names, such as the Jordan River or Pyramid Lake, offer notable examples, but the imagery and its varied meanings are more widespread and significant. Understanding
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The Oatman Massacre: A Tale of Desert Captivity and Survival

A Tale of Desert Captivity and Survival

de Brian McGinty ...

The Oatman massacre is among the most famous and dramatic captivity stories in the history of the Southwest. In this riveting account, Brian McGinty explores the background, development, and aftermath of the tragedy.Roys Oatman, a dissident Mormon, led his family of nine and a few other families from their homes in Illinois on a journey west, believing a prophecy that they would find the fertile ... Leer más

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The Oatman massacre is among the most famous and dramatic captivity stories in the history of the Southwest. In this riveting account, Brian McGinty explores the background, development, and aftermath of the tragedy.Roys Oatman, a dissident Mormon, led his family of nine and a few other families from their homes in Illinois on a journey west, believing a prophecy that they would find the fertile
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1491 (Second Edition)

New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

de Charles C. Mann ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492—from “a remarkably engaging writer” (The New York Times Book Review).Contrary to what so many Americans learn in school, the pre-Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness; rather, there were huge ... Leer más

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492—from “a remarkably engaging writer” (The New York Times Book Review).Contrary to what so many Americans learn in school, the pre-Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness; rather, there were huge
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Native Roots

How the Indians Enriched America

de Jack Weatherford ...

“Gracefully written . . . thoroughly researched . . . America is a banquet prepared by the Indians—who were forgotten when it was time to give thanks at the table.”—St. Paul Pioneer-Express“Well written, imagery-ridden . . . A tale of what was, what became, and what is today regarding the Indian relation to the European civilization that ‘grafted’ itself onto this ‘ancient stem’”—Minneapolis Star ... Leer más

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“Gracefully written . . . thoroughly researched . . . America is a banquet prepared by the Indians—who were forgotten when it was time to give thanks at the table.”—St. Paul Pioneer-Express“Well written, imagery-ridden . . . A tale of what was, what became, and what is today regarding the Indian relation to the European civilization that ‘grafted’ itself onto this ‘ancient stem’”—Minneapolis Star
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Wilderness and the American Mind

Fifth Edition

de Roderick Frazier Nash ...

Roderick Nash’s classic study of changing attitudes toward wilderness during American history, as well as the origins of the environmental and conservation movements, has received wide acclaim since its initial publication in 1967. The Los Angeles Times listed it among the one hundred most influential books published in the last quarter century, Outside Magazine included it in a survey of books ... Leer más

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Roderick Nash’s classic study of changing attitudes toward wilderness during American history, as well as the origins of the environmental and conservation movements, has received wide acclaim since its initial publication in 1967. The Los Angeles Times listed it among the one hundred most influential books published in the last quarter century, Outside Magazine included it in a survey of books
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