The Ragged Edge of the World: Encounters at the Frontier Where Modernity, Wildlands and Indigenous Peoples Mee t

by Eugene Linden

Book Overview

A pioneering work of environmental journalism that vividly depicts the people, animals and landscapes on the front lines of change's inexorable march. A species nearing extinction, a tribe losing centuries of knowledge, a tract of forest facing the first incursion of humans-how can we even begin to assess the cost of losing so much of our natural and cultural legacy? For forty years, environmental journalist and author Eugene Linden has traveled to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452297745
• ISBN13: 9780452297746
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Food for thought

Linden raises thoughtful consideration of the history, cultures and impact of modern influences on foreign societies and environments. His tone is reflective and philosophical without being preachy. The scope is broad and worth considering. Insightful.