{"product_id":"the-nature-of-canada-edited-by-colin-m-coates-and-graeme-wynn-2019-1st-ed","title":"THE NATURE OF CANADA, A Collection of Essays Edited by Colin M. Coates and Graeme Wynn (2019 1st Ed.)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAuthor: Various. Edited by Colin M. Coates and Graeme Wynn. Published by On Point Press, division of UBC Press, Vancouver, BC., 2019, 1st Edition. Printed in Canada by Friesens. Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book, with beautiful fold-out-style French Covers. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 6 x 9 inch, 376 pages including Index. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE NATURE OF CANADA, is intended to delight and provoke with these short, beautifully crafted essays. Enlivened with photos and illustrations, each explores how humans have engaged with Canadian nature and what those interactions say about the nature of Canada.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eTracing a path from the Ice Age to the Anthropocene, some of the foremost stars in the field of environmental history reflect on how we, as a nation, have idolized and found inspiration in nature even as fishers, fur traders, farmers, foresters, miners, and city planners have commodified it and tried to tame it. They also travel lesser-known routes, revealing how Indigenous people listened to glaciers and what they have to tell us; how the weather is not what we must endure but what we make of it; and how even the nature we can’t see – the smallest of pathogens – has served the interests of some while threatening the very existence of others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Nature of Canada \u003c\/em\u003ewill make you think differently not only about Canada and its past but quite possibly about Canada and its future. Its insights are just what we need as Canada attempts to reconcile the opposing goals of prosperity and preservation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eISBN: 9780774890366 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eGC\u0026amp;C Stock #2896\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gillmore Coins \u0026 Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44412404695270,"sku":"2896","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/6212\/8614\/files\/2896_1.jpg?v=1710717311","url":"https:\/\/gillmore.ca\/products\/the-nature-of-canada-edited-by-colin-m-coates-and-graeme-wynn-2019-1st-ed","provider":"Gillmore Coins \u0026 Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}