{"product_id":"wildness-gavin-van-horn-9780226444666","title":"Wildness: Relations of People and Place","description":"Whether referring to a place, a nonhuman animal or plant, or a state of mind, \u003ci\u003ewild\u003c\/i\u003e indicates autonomy and agency, a will to be, a unique expression of life. Yet two contrasting ideas about wild nature permeate contemporary discussions: either that nature is most wild in the absence of a defiling human presence, or that nature is completely humanized and nothing is truly wild. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book charts a different path. Exploring how people can become attuned to the wild community of life and also contribute to the well-being of the wild places in which we live, work, and play, \u003ci\u003eWildness\u003c\/i\u003e brings together esteemed authors from a variety of landscapes, cultures, and backgrounds to share their stories about the interdependence of everyday human lifeways and wildness. As they show, far from being an all or nothing proposition, wildness exists in variations and degrees that range from cultivated soils to multigenerational forests to sunflowers pushing through cracks in a city alley. Spanning diverse geographies, these essays celebrate the continuum of wildness, revealing the many ways in which human communities can nurture, adapt to, and thrive alongside their wild nonhuman kin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the contoured lands of Wisconsin's Driftless region to remote Alaska, from the amazing adaptations of animals and plants living in the concrete jungle to indigenous lands and harvest ceremonies, from backyards to reclaimed urban industrial sites, from microcosms to bioregions and atmospheres, manifestations of wildness are everywhere. With this book, we gain insight into what wildness is and could be, as well as how it might be recovered in our lives--and with it, how we might unearth a more profound, wilder understanding of what it means to be human. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWildness: Relations of People and Place \u003c\/i\u003eis published in association with the Center for Humans and Nature, an organization that brings together some of the brightest minds to explore and promote human responsibilities to each other and the whole community of life. Visit the Center for Humans and Nature's \u003ci\u003eWildness\u003c\/i\u003e website for upcoming events and a series of related short films.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gavin Van Horn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022644466X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226444666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017","brand":"Gavin Van Horn","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086411247871,"sku":"9780226444666","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b96e246-7399-4dce-9636-a641b3d6f995.jpg?v=1769094518","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wildness-gavin-van-horn-9780226444666","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}