Description
A compelling portrait of the Age of Discovery and its relevance to us today. Morpurgo argues taht even after four centuries, the modern world has not come to terms with the first shock of planetary awareness. He asks how our abusive relationship with the natural world began, and asks what insights we might learn from the great Elizabethan navigators to help us grasp the current environmental crisis.
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Author Biography
Horatio Morpurgo's essays on the environment and on European affairs have appeared in many publications including Arete, PM Review, London Magazine, Quarterly Review, Resurgence and the Ecologist. He was involved in the campaign to set up the first Marine Protected Area in English waters in Lyme Bay.
Bibliographic Information
- Publisher Notting Hill Editions
- Publication Date June 2017
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781910749517
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 14.99 GBP
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusUnpublished
- Copyright Year2017
- Dimensions190x120 mm
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