Synopsis
A novel both timely and prophetic, Ernest Callenbach's Ecotopia is a hopeful antidote to the environmental concerns of today, set in an ecologically sound future society. Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as the "newest name after Wells, Verne, Huxley, and Orwell," Callenbach offers a visionary blueprint for the survival of our planet . . . and our future.
Ecotopia was founded when northern California, Oregon, and Washington seceded from the Union to create a "stable-state" ecosystem: the perfect balance between human beings and the environment. Now, twenty years later, this isolated, mysterious nation is welcoming its first officially sanctioned American visitor: New York Times-Post reporter Will Weston. Skeptical yet curious about this green new world, Weston is determined to report his findings objectively. But from the start, he's alternately impressed and unsettled by the laws governing Ecotopia's earth-friendly agenda: energy-efficient "mini-cities" to eliminate urban sprawl, zero-tolerance pollution control, tree worship, ritual war games, and a woman-dominated government that has instituted such peaceful revolutions as the twenty-hour workweek and employee ownership of farms and businesses. His old beliefs challenged, his cynicism replaced by hope, Weston meets a sexually forthright Ecotopian woman and undertakes a relationship whose intensity will lead him to a critical choice between two worlds."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review
"A classic of earth consciousness." Denis Hayes, original coordinator of Earth Day
"Essential reading for all who care about the earth's future." Fritjof Capra, author of "The Tao of Physics" and "The Turning Point"
"None of the happy conditions in Ecotopia are beyond the technical or resource reach of our society." Ralph Nader"
"A classic of earth consciousness." --Denis Hayes, original coordinator of Earth Day
About the Author
Ernest Callenbach is also the author of Ecotopia Emerging, The Ecotopian Encyclopedia, and Publisher's Lunch. He is the co-author of The Art of Friendship and Humphrey the Wayward Whale (with Christine Leefeldt) and of A Citizen Legislature (with Michael Phillips). He edits natural history books and the journal Film Quarterly at the University of California Press, and lectures on environmental topics all over the world.
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Ecotopia: The Notebooks and Reports of William Weston. (Fremdsprachentexte)
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Ecotopia: The Notebooks and Reports of William Weston. (Fremdsprachentexte)
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Ecotopia. The Notebooks and Records of William Weston ( Fremdsprachentexte Reclam - Universalbibliothek Nr. 9030 ).
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Softcover. 14,7 x 9,7 cm. Original brochure with 367 (1) pages. On the title page a three-line dedication by the author in black ballpoint pen dated April 19, 2004, fully signed. Good specimen. --- Originalbroschur mit 367 (1) Seiten. Auf dem Titelblatt eine dreizeilige Widmung des Autors in schwarzem Kugelschreiber vom 19. April 2004, voll signiert. Gutes Exemplar. Literarische Utopie des kalifornischen Autors mit ökologischem Schwerpunkt. -- Bitte Portokosten außerhalb EU erfragen! / Please ask for postage costs outside EU! / S ' il vous plait demander des frais de port en dehors de l ' UE! // Bitte beachten Sie auch unsere Fotos! / Please also note our photos! / Veuillez noter nos photos -- Nehmen Sie sich ein gutes Buch mit auf die Sommerwiese. Bei uns werden Sie fündig! -- Wir kaufen Ihre werthaltigen Bücher! Recl. Seller Inventory # 507298