Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land: AL was a philosopher, scientist, ecologist, forester and conservationist, and a professor at the University of Wisconsin. He was the ... read more
An American voice on the environmental disaster of post-war industrial agriculture, and the positive signs of recovery from poly-cultural farms and permaculture embraced by a new generation ... read more
In this critique of economic models (including, perhaps, the above), the distinguished economist argues that philosophy, history, sociology, and politics are also essential to understanding ... read more
His 2019 book 'Heroic Failure: Brexit and the Politics of Pain' was a brilliant, erudite, witty and important sequence of essays about why Brexit happened. This book is all new material.
The late CB specialized in identifying patterns (eg The Seven Basic Plots). Here he examines three sets of ‘in-group’ attitudes that he believed to be increasingly pervasive, and dangero... read more