The Resurgence of the Real: Body, Nature and Place in a Hypermodern World

by Charlene Spretnak

Overview

In this insightful,beautifully written work, one of America's most important feminist ecological thinkers reflects on the roots of modernity in Renaissance humanism, the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, Spretnak argues that an "ecological postmodern" ethos is emerging in the 1990s. the creative cosmos, and the complex sense of place." Both a sharp critique and a graceful performance of the art of the possible, The Resurgence of the Real changes the way we think about living in the modern world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415922982
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/01/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	292
Sales rank:	767,305
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Charlene Spretnak has written several books on social issues, ecological politics, and spiritual concerns, including Green Politics and States of Grace: The Recovery of Meaning in the Postmodern Age. Born in Pittsburgh and raised in Columbus, Ohio, she holds degrees from St. Louis University and the University of California at Berkeley. She lectures widely in the United States and Europe.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Epochal Rumblings In The 1990s; Chapter 2 The Rise and Fall of Modern Ideologies of Denial; Chapter 3 Prometheus on the Rebound; Chapter 4 Don’t Call It Romanticism!; Chapter 5 Embracing the Real;

Editorial Reviews

"Challenging and engaging on every page...Written with great fluency, carefully researched and richly annotated, this is a superb book." — Los Angeles Times (Chosen as one of the "100 Best Books of the Year")
"In her far-ranging, in-depth study, Spretnak joins the ranks of gifted writers qua intellectual social analysts like Lewis Mumford...Economics, politics, history, sociology, aesthetics, and psychology are [all] brought to bear...lively, accessible, and challenging." — Publishers Weekly

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