Visionary Women e-bog
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Winner of The Green Prize for Sustainable LiteratureA Finalistfor the PEN/Bograd Weld Prize for BiographyFour influential women we thought we knew wellJane Jacobs, Rachel Carson, Jane Goodall, and Alice Watersand how they spearheaded the modern progressive movementThis is the story of four visionaries who profoundly shaped the world we live in today. Together, these womenlinked not by friendshi...
E-bog
97,26 DKK
Forlag
Ecco
Udgivet
13 marts 2018
Længde
528 sider
Genrer
Animals and society
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780062310743
Winner of The Green Prize for Sustainable LiteratureA Finalistfor the PEN/Bograd Weld Prize for BiographyFour influential women we thought we knew wellJane Jacobs, Rachel Carson, Jane Goodall, and Alice Watersand how they spearheaded the modern progressive movementThis is the story of four visionaries who profoundly shaped the world we live in today. Together, these womenlinked not by friendship or field, but by their choice to break with conventionshowed what one person speaking truth to power can do. Jane Jacobs fought for livable cities and strong communities; Rachel Carson warned us about poisoning the environment; Jane Goodall demonstrated the indelible kinship between humans and animals; and Alice Waters urged us to reconsider what and how we eat.With a keen eye for historical detail, Andrea Barnet traces the arc of each womans career and explores how their work collectively changed the course of history. While they hailed from different generations, Carson, Jacobs, Goodall, and Waters found their voices in the early sixties. At a time of enormous upheaval, all four stood as bulwarks against 1950s corporate culture and its war on nature. Consummate outsiders, each prevailed against powerful and mostly male adversaries while also anticipating the disaffections of the emerging counterculture. All told, their efforts ignited a transformative progressive movement while offering people a new way to think about the world and a more positive way of living in it.