Landscapes of the Heart
Narratives of Nature and Self
- Publisher
- NeWest Press
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2002
- Category
- Essays, Ecology
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781896300627
- Publish Date
- Mar 2002
- List Price
- $24.95
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Description
This collection of personal essays takes a refreshing look at how our interaction with the environmenta river, a block of ice, a bolt of lightning, a piece of landshapes who we are and how we connect with our world.The essayists include writers, environmental activists, and academics. Each essay relates the personal experiences of a special natural placea place cherished or sorely missed.
About the authors
Michael Aleksiuk earned his PhD in Zoology at the University of British Columbia, taught human biology as a tenured professor at the University of Manitoba, and then spent several years conducting environmental research and studying human behaviour in the industrial sector. From 19962001 Aleksiuk worked as a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Psychology at the University of Alberta. He is presently an independent scholar and writer.