Abbey in America
A Philosopher's Legacy in a New Century
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780826355188 | |
| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press | Publication: | May 15, 2015 |
| Imprint: | University of New Mexico Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780826355188 |
| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press |
| Publication: | May 15, 2015 |
| Imprint: | University of New Mexico Press |
| Language: | English |
More than twenty-five years after his death, iconic writer and nature activist Edward Abbey (1929–1989) remains an influential presence in the American environmental movement. Abbey’s best known works continue to be widely read and inspire discourse on the key issues facing contemporary American society, particularly with respect to urbanization and technology. Abbey in America, published forty years after Abbey’s popular novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, features an all-star list of contributors, including journalists, authors, scholars, and two of Abbey’s best friends as they explore Abbey’s ideas and legacy through their unique literary, personal, and scholarly perspectives.
More than twenty-five years after his death, iconic writer and nature activist Edward Abbey (1929–1989) remains an influential presence in the American environmental movement. Abbey’s best known works continue to be widely read and inspire discourse on the key issues facing contemporary American society, particularly with respect to urbanization and technology. Abbey in America, published forty years after Abbey’s popular novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, features an all-star list of contributors, including journalists, authors, scholars, and two of Abbey’s best friends as they explore Abbey’s ideas and legacy through their unique literary, personal, and scholarly perspectives.
