Changing Tides: An Ecologist's Journey to Make Peace with the Anthropocene Paperback -
by Frid, Alejandro
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Ecologist Frid, working with Indigenous people, argues that a merger of scientific perspectives and Indigenous knowledge might just help change the story people tell themselves of who we are and steer us towards a more benign Anthropocene.
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- Title Changing Tides: An Ecologist's Journey to Make Peace with the Anthropocene
- Author Frid, Alejandro
- Binding Paperback
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher New Society Publishers
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # FORT542883
- ISBN 9780865719095 / 0865719098
- Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
- Dimensions 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7 in (22.35 x 14.99 x 1.78 cm)
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Topical: Ecology
- Library of Congress subjects Ethnoscience
- Dewey Decimal Code 306.42
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From the rear cover
Change the story and change the future-merging science and Indigenous knowledge to steer us towards a more benign Anthropocene
Beautifully written, poignant, and mind expanding.
-- Marc Bekoff, Ph.D. author, Rewilding Our Hearts and The Animals' Agenda
Reaches far beyond the natural world. It's a story about kindness and respect, inspiration and reward.
-- Joel Berger, scientist and author, Extreme Conservation
AS HUMANITY MARCHES on, causing mass extinctions and destabilizing the climate, the future of Earth will very much reflect the stories that we accept today into our collective identity. At this pivotal moment in history, the most important story we can be telling ourselves is that humans are not inherently destructive.
In Changing Tides, Alejandro Frid tackles the big questions: who, or what, represents our essential selves, and what stories might allow us to shift the collective psyche of industrial civilization in time to avert the worst of the climate and biodiversity crises?
In seeking the answers, Frid draws from a deep well of personal experience and that of Indigenous colleagues. He finds a glimmer of hope in Indigenous cultures that, despite the ravishes of colonialism, have over thousands of years developed complex practices for resource management that epitomize sustainability. Ultimately, Frid argues, merging scientific perspectives with Indigenous knowledge might just help us change the story we tell ourselves about who we are and where we could go.
Changing Tides is for everyone concerned with the irrevocable changes we have unleashed upon our planet and how we might steer towards a more benign Anthropocene.
A needful and accessible book of soberly optimistic ecology.
-- Anna Badkhen, author, Fisherman's Blues and Walking with Abel
Marries lyrical writing, compelling stories and sharp ecological and cultural insights.
-- Mark L. Winston, author, Bee Time, winner of the 2015 Governor General's Literary Award for Non-fiction
Engaging, informative and life affirming.
-- Nancy Turner, CM, OBC, FRSC, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Victoria
ALEJANDRO FRID, Ph.D., author of A World for My Daughter, is an ecologist for First Nations of British Columbia's Central Coast and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Victoria. He lives on Bowen Island, British Columbia.
