Feral : rewilding the land, sea and human life

Title:

Author:

Monbiot, George, 1963-

ISBN:

9780141975580

Personal Author:

Monbiot, George, 1963-

Publication Date:

2014

2013

Physical Description:

xii, 316 pages ; 20 cm

General Note:

Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2013.

Abstract:

The author of 'Captive State', 'Heat', 'The Age of Consent' and 'Amazon Watershed', George Monbiot is one of the world's most celebrated radical thinkers. In 'Feral', he follows his own hunger for new environmental experiences, and through a riveting tale of possibility and travel with wildlife and wild people, shows why we need to change our policies in order to properly cherish the wild and our experience of it.

Subject Term:

Environmental protection.

Applied ecology.

Environment and Ecology.

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How many of us sometimes feel that we are scratching at the walls of this life, seeking to find our way into a wider space beyond? That our mild, polite existence sometimes seems to crush the breath out of us? Feral is the lyrical and gripping story of George Monbiot's efforts to re-engage with nature and discover a new way of living. He shows how, by restoring and rewilding our damaged ecosystems on land and at sea, we can bring wonder back into our lives. Making use of some remarkable scientific discoveries, Feral lays out a new, positive environmentalism, in which nature is allowed to find its own way.

Author Notes

George Monbiot studied zoology at Oxford, and has spent his career as a journalist and environmentalist, working with others to defend the natural world he loves. His celebrated Guardian columns are syndicated all over the world. He is the author of the bestselling books Captive State , The Age of Consent , Bring on the Apocalypse and Heat , as well as the investigative travel books Poisoned Arrows , Amazon Watershed and No Man's Land . His latest book, Feral , was shortlisted for the Great Outdoors Book of the Year award. Among the many prizes he has won is the UN Global 500 award for outstanding environmental achievement, presented to him by Nelson Mandela.