Agrarianism and the Good Society: Land, Culture, Conflict, and Hope

by Eric T. Freyfogle

Book Overview

Every society expresses its fundamental values and hopes in the ways it inhabits its landscapes. In this literate and wide-ranging exploration, Eric T. Freyfogle raises difficult questions about America's core values while illuminating the social origins of urban sprawl, dwindling wildlife habitats, and over-engineered rivers. These and other land-use crises, he contends, arise mostly because of cultural attitudes that made sense on the American frontier...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813124395
• ISBN13: 9780813124391
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher