The Organic Machine: The Remaking of the Columbia River (Hill and Wang Critical Issues)

White, Richard

ISBN 10: 0809015838 / ISBN 13: 9780809015832

Published by Hill and Wang, 1996

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Synopsis:

The Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series: concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics.

In this pioneering study, White explores the relationship between the natural history of the Columbia River and the human history of the Pacific Northwest for both whites and Native Americans. He concentrates on what brings humans and the river together: not only the physical space of the region but also, and primarily, energy and work. For working with the river has been central to Pacific Northwesterners' competing ways of life. It is in this way that White comes to view the Columbia River as an organic machine--with conflicting human and natural claims--and to show that whatever separation exists between humans and nature exists to be crossed.

About the Author: Richard White is a Professor of Philosophy at Creighton University in Omaha, USA. His recent books include: The Spiritual Guide (2017), The Heart of Wisdom: a Philosophy of Spiritual Life (2013), and Radical Virtues (2008).

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Organic Machine: The Remaking of the ...
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good