Description: Further DetailsTitle: Rooted in the EarthCondition: NewSubtitle: Reclaiming the African American Environmental HeritageEAN: 9781556527661ISBN: 9781556527661Publisher: Chicago Review PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/01/2010Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 228mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 281gAuthor: Dianne D. GlaveGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, Science Nature & Math, HistoryDescription: Crossing the ocean on a slave ship, working the land under threat of violence, eluding racists in nighttime chases through moonless fields and woodlands, stumbling across a murder victim hanging from a tree—these are images associated with the African American experience of nature. Over the decades, many African Americans have come to accept that natural areas are dangerous. Unfamiliar with the culture's rich environmental heritage, people overlook the knowledge and skills required at every turn in black history: thriving in natural settings in ancestral African lands, using and discovering farming techniques to survive during slavery and Reconstruction, and navigating escape routes to freedom, all of which required remarkable outdoor talents and a level of expertise far beyond what's needed to hike or camp in a national forest or park. In Rooted in the Earth, environmental historian Dianne D. Glave overturns the stereotype that a meaningful attachment to nature and the outdoors is contrary to the black experience. In tracing the history of African Americans' relationship with the environment, emphasizing the unique preservation-conservation aspect of black environmentalism, and using her storytelling skills to re-create black naturalists of the past, Glave reclaims the African American heritage of the land. This book is a groundbreaking, important first step toward getting back into nature, not only for personal growth but for the future of the planet. Item Width: 10mmRelease Year: 2010 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Rooted in the Earth
Title: Rooted in the Earth
Subtitle: Reclaiming the African American Environmental Heritage
EAN: 9781556527661
ISBN: 9781556527661
Release Date: 08/01/2010
Release Year: 2010
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: Rooted in the Earth : Reclaiming the African American Environmental Heritage
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Topic: Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental Conservation & Protection, Indigenous Studies, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, African American
Publication Year: 2010
Item Height: 0.4 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Nature, Social Science, Science, History
Item Weight: 9.9 Oz
Author: Dianne D. Glave
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
