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" Nature as measure : "
Wes Jackson ; introduction by Wendell Berry.
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BL
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Record Number
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591215
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Doc. No
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b420434
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Main Entry
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Jackson, Wes
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Title & Author
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Nature as measure : : the selected essays of Wes Jackson /\ Wes Jackson ; introduction by Wendell Berry.
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Page. NO
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xiii, 232 pages :: illustrations ;; 21 cm
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ISBN
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9781582437002
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: 1582437009
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Contents
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Introduction: My friend's book / by Wendell Berry -- The problem of agriculture -- Stewards of the land -- The earth in review : the rise, role, and fall of soil -- The religious dimension -- Homecoming -- The problem -- Visions and assumptions -- Nature as measure -- Becoming native to our places -- Developing the courage of our convictions -- The information implosion -- Old Salsola -- Pre-Copernican minds of the space age -- Land wisdom vs. lab success -- Living nets in a new prairie sea -- Oracles, prophets, and modern heroes -- Falsehoods of farming -- Toward a common covenant -- Making sustainable agriculture work -- From the margin -- The next synthesis.
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Dewey Classification
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630
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LC Classification
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S494.5.S86J37 2011
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Added Entry
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Berry, Wendell,1934-
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