Treasures of the Earth: Need, Greed, and a Sustainable Future

by Saleem H. Ali

Book Overview

A pioneering exploration of human wants and needs and the natural resources we consume.

Would the world be a better place if human societies were somehow able to curb their desires for material goods? Saleem Ali's pioneering book links human wants and needs by providing a natural history of consumption and materialism with scientific detail and humanistic nuance. It argues that simply disavowing consumption of materials is not likely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300167822
• ISBN13: 9780300167825
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"