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Anticipatory Environmental (Hi)Stories from Antiquity to the Anthropocene (Hardcover)
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Anticipatory Environmental (Hi)Stories from Antiquity to the Anthropocene (Hardcover)
Series: Environment and Society
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Anticipatory Environmental (Hi)Stories from Antiquity to the
Anthropocene studies the interplay of environmental perception and
the way societies throughout history have imagined the future state
of "nature" and the environments in which coming generations would
live. What sorts of knowledge were and are involved in outlining
future environments? What kinds of texts and narrative strategies
were and are developed and modified over time? How did and do
scenarios and narratives of the past shape (hi)stories of the
future? This book answers these questions from a diachronic as well
as a cross-cultural perspective. It offers an overview of
anticipatory environmental (hi)stories and seeks the historical
roots of the imagined, emergent worlds of the Anthropocene. By
looking at a diverse range of historical evidence that transcends
stereotypical utopian and dystopian visions and allows for nuanced
insights beyond the dichotomous reservoir of pastoral motifs and
apocalyptic narratives, the contributors illustrate the
multifaceted character of environmental anticipation across the
ages.
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