Description
A pioneering, original work of synthesis that traces modern ideas about systems science and sustainable living back to Classical antiquity.
About the Author
M. D. Usher is Lyman-Roberts Professor of Classical Languages and Literature and a faculty member in the Environmental Program at the University of Vermont. He is the author of academic books and articles in the field of classics, including A Student's Seneca (2006), and has also written books for children, poems, and two opera libretti. With his wife he also built, owns, and operates Works and Days Farm in Shoreham, Vermont, where he has been engaged in farming for over twenty years.
Reviews
'... rich and ambitious ... this is a work of remarkable erudition, displaying a mastery not only of a rich array of ancient philosophers, poets and politicians, but also of modern physics, philosophy, economics, agronomy and theology.' William Brockliss, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
'Not only is this book informative, educational, and persuasive, it is a genuine pleasure to read. Usher's congenialliterary style is engaging, so the book should appeal to a wide readership.' P. A. Streveler, Choice
Book Information
ISBN 9781108839587
Author M. D. Usher
Format Hardback
Page Count 282
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 520g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 157mm * 19mm