A New Covenant with Nature

by Richard Heinberg

Book Overview

Heinberg sees the cultural growth of human history as a series of contracts with nature. This book argues that this contract is now up for renewal, and to do this, we must restore the culture from the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0835607461
• ISBN13: 9780835607469
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Quest Books (IL)
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A new covenant with nature

Richard Heinberg is perhaps better known for his work on Peak Oil and resource depletion, but this 1996 work which fits more broadly into the realm of cultural ecology is terrifically insightful and urgently important today, in 2008. It approaches the subject of civilization from anthropological and spiritual perspectives that are both moving and brilliant. Highly recommended.

Broad-range discussion, totally grounded on fundamental questions.

So broad yet rightly detailed -- a rare combination in modern writing. The book cannot be simplified into one idea, but the big question seems to be, are our cultural choices inhuman and even worse? Clearly and sincerely written, so that anyone anywhere on the spectrum of opinion can appreciate the thoughts and motivations of the writer.