{"title":"Martin Puchner","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartin Puchner's work explores the profound intersections between culture, literature, and the evolving world we inhabit. His books invite readers to consider how storytelling shapes our understanding of society and the natural world, offering fresh perspectives on enduring human questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the realms of \u003cem\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Puchner's writing combines intellectual rigour with accessible insight, making complex ideas approachable and deeply engaging. His collection is essential for anyone interested in the shifting landscapes of literature and cultural thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"culture-by-martin-puchner-9781804182543","title":"Culture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt shows how art forms have crisscrossed continents over centuries to produce masterpieces. From Nefertiti's lost city and the Islamic Golden Age to twentieth-century Nigerian theatre and Modernist poetry, Martin Puchner explores how contact between different peoples has driven artistic innovation in every era—whilst cultural policing and purism have more often undermined the very societies they tried to protect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTravelling through Classical Greece, Ashoka's India, Tang dynasty China, and many other epochs, this triumphal new history reveals the crossing points which have not only inspired the humanities, but which have made us human.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCulture\u003c\/em\u003e is an eye-opening journey through the milestones of artistic influence and exchange that showcases the interconnectedness of human creativity across time and geography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46832729489644,"sku":"9781804182543","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9839733482830.jpg?v=1758404746"},{"product_id":"literature-for-a-changing-planet-by-martin-puchner-9780691213750","title":"Literature for a Changing Planet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReading literature in a time of climate emergency can sometimes feel a bit like fiddling while Rome burns. Yet, at this turning point for the planet, scientists, policymakers, and activists have woken up to the power of stories in the fight against global warming. In \u003ci\u003eLiterature for a Changing Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, Martin Puchner ranges across four thousand years of world literature to draw vital lessons about how we put ourselves on the path of climate change—and how we might change paths before it's too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eEpic of Gilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e and the West African \u003ci\u003eEpic of Sunjata\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003eCommunist Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e, Puchner reveals world literature in a new light—as an archive of environmental exploitation and a product of a way of life responsible for climate change. Literature depends on millennia of intensive agriculture, urbanisation, and resource extraction, from the clay of ancient tablets to the silicon of e-readers. Yet literature also offers powerful ways to change attitudes toward the environment. Puchner uncovers the ecological thinking behind the idea of world literature since the early nineteenth century, proposes a new way of reading in a warming world, shows how literature can help us recognise our shared humanity, and discusses the possible futures of storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf we are to avoid environmental disaster, we must learn to tell the story of humans as a species responsible for global warming. Filled with important insights about the fundamental relationship between storytelling and the environment, \u003ci\u003eLiterature for a Changing Planet\u003c\/i\u003e is a clarion call for readers and writers who care about the fate of life on the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A stirring manifesto, and Puchner's arguments are impressive. He effectively inspires fresh ways of reading, and climate-minded bookworms, especially, will find plenty to savour.' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This cogent, passionate text argues for a comprehensive reenvisioning of our relationship with the natural world to mitigate the accelerating climate crisis... 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