The Idea of the Forest
Subtitle: German and American Perspectives on the Culture and Politics of Trees (German Life and Civilization)
Contributors: Karla L. Schultz (Editor)
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: May 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9780820423845
Subjects: Forestry & related industries; Human Geography; Forestry (Specific Aspects); Sociology; Congresses; Forests and forestry; Germany; Northwest, Pacific; Symbolic aspects; Literary Criticism
Description: The Idea of the Forest is a collection of essays originally delivered at the University of Oregon during an interdisciplinary conference on the forest and its role in the political cultures of both Germany and North America. Contributions examine the forest as a site in the imagination as well as the focal point of current political, economic and ecological disputes.