The Restless and Relentless Mind of Wes Jackson - Searching for Sustainability (Hardcover)

In more than four decades as president of The Land Institute, Wes Jackson became widely known as one of the founders of the sustainable agriculture movement for his work on perennial grains and Natural Systems Agriculture. But Jackson's contribution to contemporary intellectual and political life goes well beyond plant breeding. Ever since he created one of the first university environmental studies programs in the early 1970s, Jackson has been exploring the human predicaments around sustainability and justice, asking questions that pull not only on agriculture and ecology but also on politics, economics, and culture. That work has appeared in four sole-authored books by Jackson, but nowhere is there an accessible summary of his key ideas. Robert Jensen provides a short, elegant introduction to Jackson's ideas on ways to provide humanity with a truly sustainable foundation in grain agriculture, presented in a way that connects to the growing concern about climate change and other ecological crises. Jackson's strength has been in generating new ideas and pushing the envelope not only on sustainable agriculture but also on the other dramatic changes necessary if we are to create a sustainable and just society. This volume helps the reader to organize those exciting ideas in a way that can expand the horizons of students and lay readers as well as challenge specialists in these fields. In a time when critical thinking and clear understanding are desperately needed if we are to face the multiple, cascading ecological and social crises, The Restless and Relentless Mind of Wes Jackson presents Jackson's crucial insights about the natural world and human societies that can help provide a framework for understanding the tough decisions we will have to make. But just as important is the book's glimpse into the curiosity that drives Jackson and the creativity that distinguishes his intellectual and activist work.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Kansas
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2021
Authors:	Robert Jensen
Foreword by:	David Orr
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	152
ISBN-13:	978-0-7006-3055-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmentalist, conservationist & Green organizations Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering Promotions
LSN:	0-7006-3055-4
Barcode:	9780700630554

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