The Ecological Indian: Myth and History
by III, Shepard Krech
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- Very Good
- Paperback
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- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0393321002
- ISBN 13
- 9780393321005
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About This Item
US: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. "A good story and first-rate social science."New York Times Book Review The idea of the Native American living in perfect harmony with nature is one of the most cherished contemporary myths. But how truthful is this larger-than-life image? According to anthropologist Shepard Krech, the first humans in North America demonstrated all of the intelligence, self-interest, flexibility, and ability to make mistakes of human beings anywhere. As Nicholas Lemann put it in The New Yorker, "Krech is more than just a conventional-wisdom overturner; he has a serious larger point to make. . . . Concepts like ecology, waste, preservation, and even the natural (as distinct from human) world are entirely anachronistic when applied to Indians in the days before the European settlement of North America." "Offers a more complex portrait of Native American peoples, one that rejects mythologies, even those that both European and Native Americans might wish to embrace."Washington Post.
Reviews
On Jul 3 2005, Gardenguides said:
This book explores the romantic myths about the Native American's philosophy regarding nature conservation and ecology, and the truth about their relationship to their relationship to nature before and after the arrival of Europeans. A must read for ecologists and historians.
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- Infinity Books Japan (JP)
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- Title
- The Ecological Indian: Myth and History
- Author
- III, Shepard Krech
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0393321002
- ISBN 13
- 9780393321005
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 2000
- Bookseller catalogs
- History / Americas;
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