
Thinking Like a Watershed
Voices from the West
University of New Mexico Press
Will be published approx. on 30. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-8263-5233-0 (ISBN)
Description
Thinking Like a Watershed points our understanding of our relationship to the land in new directions. It is shaped by the bioregional visions of the great explorer John Wesley Powell, who articulated the notion that the arid American West should be seen as a mosaic of watersheds, and the pioneering ecologist Aldo Leopold, who put forward the concept of bringing conscience to bear within the realm of "the land ethic."
Produced in conjunction with the documentary radio series entitled Watersheds as Commons, this book comprises essays and interviews from a diverse group of southwesterners including members of Tewa, Tohono O'odham, Hopi, Navajo, Hispano, and Anglo cultures. Their varied cultural perspectives are shaped by consciousness and resilience through having successfully endured the aridity and harshness of southwestern environments over time.
Produced in conjunction with the documentary radio series entitled Watersheds as Commons, this book comprises essays and interviews from a diverse group of southwesterners including members of Tewa, Tohono O'odham, Hopi, Navajo, Hispano, and Anglo cultures. Their varied cultural perspectives are shaped by consciousness and resilience through having successfully endured the aridity and harshness of southwestern environments over time.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Albuquerque, NM
United States
Illustrations
12 halftones, 1 map
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
459 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8263-5233-0 (9780826352330)
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10/2012
Unm Press
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Persons
Jack Loeffler is an aural historian, radio producer, writer, and musician. Among his earlier books are Adventures with Ed: A Portrait of Abbey and La Mu?sica de los Viejitos. He lives in Santa Fe.
Celestia Loeffler, Jack's daughter, is a writer and producer in Durango, Colorado. Both are board members of Lore of the Land, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to nurturing and preserving the traditional communities of the American Southwest.
Celestia Loeffler, Jack's daughter, is a writer and producer in Durango, Colorado. Both are board members of Lore of the Land, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to nurturing and preserving the traditional communities of the American Southwest.