Nature's Web: An Exploration of Ecological Thinking, Peter Marshall

NATURE'S WEB places the contemporary debate over green issues in its historical context, and illuminates what is loosely called 'earth wisdom'. Outlining the ideas and values which have led to the present crisis, Peter Marshall traces the developement of ecological thought from its origins in ancient religions and philosophies to modern science and ethics. On his way, he takes in, among others, the Taoists, the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Celts and North American Indians, as well as alchemy, the Enlightenment, Romantics, Darwinism and Gaia. Informed by sound research and meticulous scholarship, NATURE'S WEB is a lively and accessible guide to green politics, environmentalism and ecology. Making a large and vibrant statement, it provides the wider ecological movement with a comprehensive vision which will enable it to lay the foundations of an organic and sustainable society in harmony with nature.