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The Ecology of Social Behavior
Elsevier Science 1988; US$ 57.00The chapters in this book discuss and summarize the ecological factors affecting and effecting the formation of animal social groups and thereby address one of the central issues confronting researchers and students in sociobiology. The objectives are to review what is known about the impact of ecological factors in the formation and maintenance of... more...
Atlantic Salmon Ecology
Wiley 2010; US$ 219.95The Atlantic salmon is one of the most prized and exploited species worldwide, being at the centre of a massive sports fishing industry and increasingly as the major farmed species in many countries worldwide. Atlantic Salmon Ecology is a landmark publication, both scientifically important and visually attractive. Comprehensively covering all major... more...
Gardening Eden
The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group 2009; US$ 13.99Before the snake, the apple, and the Ten Commandments, God created a garden? ?Spiritual environmentalism? did not start out as an oxymoron?it was an invitation. Yet today, many believe God?s first job description for humankind has been replaced by other ?worthier pursuits?. Why has this simple instruction become so controversial? How does one... more...
Green Deen
Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2010; US$ 16.95?The Earth is a mosque? Muslims are compelled by their religion to praise the Creator and to care for their community. But what is not widely known is that there are deep and long-standing connections between Islamic teachings and environmentalism. In this groundbreaking book, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin draws on research, scripture, and interviews with Muslim... more...
Water Wisdom
Rutgers University Press 2010; US$ 29.95Israel and Palestine are water scarce. As the peace process continues amidst ongoing violence, water remains a political and environmental issue. Water Wisdom is model for those who believe that water conflict can be an opportunity for cooperation rather than violence. Thirty leading Palestinian and Israeli activists, water scientists, politicians,... more...
Becoming Animal
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2010; US$ 16.95David Abram?s first book, The Spell of the Sensuous ?hailed as ?revolutionary? by the Los Angeles Times, as ?daring and truly original? by Science ?has become a classic of environmental literature. Now Abram returns with a startling exploration of our human entanglement with the rest of nature. As the climate veers toward catastrophe, the innumerable... more...
The Spell of the Sensuous
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2012; US$ 16.00Animal tracks, word magic, the speech of stones, the power of letters, and the taste of the wind all figure prominently in this intellectual tour de force that returns us to our senses and to the sensuous terrain that sustains us. This is a major work of ecological philosophy that startles the senses out of habitual ways of perception. more...
Ontogeny, Functional Ecology, and Evolution of Bats
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 68.00Ontogeny, Functional Ecology and Evolution of Bats explores the relationship between developmental processes and ultimate function in this highly specialised group of flighted mammals. As such it is an essential reference work not only for bat biologists, but also for all those working in ecology, developmental biology, evolution and systematics. more...
Decolonizing Nature
Earthscan 2002; US$ 43.95British imperialism was almost unparalleled in its historical and geographical reach leaving a legacy of entrenched social transformation in nations and cultures in every part of the globe. Colonial annexation and government were based on an all-encompassing system that integrated and controlled political economic social and ethnic relations and required... more...
American Studies, Ecocriticism, and Citizenship: Thinking and Acting in the Local and Global Commons
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 125.00This collection reclaims public intellectuals and scholars important to the foundational work in American Studies that contributed to emerging conceptions of an "ecological citizenship" advocating something other than nationalism or an "exclusionary ethics of place." Co-editors Adamson and Ruffin recover underrecognized field genealogies in American... more...









