The Colors of Nature

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Culture, Identity, and the Natural World

Summary

In The Colors of Nature, readers embark on a vivid exploration of the natural world's diverse palette, examining the role that colours play in the survival, adaptation, and evolution of various species. The book delves into the scientific principles behind these colours, offering fascinating insights into the ways organisms use colour to communicate, camouflage, and attract mates. It's a captivating blend of science and storytelling that uncovers the intricate beauty of the natural world.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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The Colors of Nature

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This book may appeal to you if you love exploring the intricate beauty and diversity of the natural world. The authors delve into the rich tapestry of colours found in nature, offering fascinating insights into their scientific underpinnings and the ecological roles they play. Whether you're a science enthusiast or simply appreciate the aesthetic wonders of the environment, this book provides a vibrant and enlightening journey.

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From African American to Asian American, indigenous to immigrant, "multiracial" to "mixedblood," the diversity of cultures in today's world is reflected in our richly various stories—stories of creation and destruction, displacement and heartbreak, hope and mystery. For centuries, this richness has been widely overlooked by readers of environmental literature.

Featuring work from more than thirty contributors of widely diverse backgrounds—including Jamaica Kincaid on the fallacies of national myths; Robin Wall Kimmerer on the language of the natural world; Yusef Komunyakaa connecting the toxic legacy of his Louisiana hometown to a blind faith in capitalism; and bell hooks relating the quashing of multiculturalism to the destruction of "unpredictable" nature—The Colors of Nature works against the grain of this traditional blind spot by exploring the relationship between culture and place, emphasizing the lasting value of cultural heritage, and revealing how this wealth of perspectives is essential to building a livable future.

Bracing, provocative, and profoundly illuminating, The Colors of Nature provides an antidote to the despair so often accompanying the intersection of cultural diversity and ecological awareness.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781571313195

Publisher: Milkweed Editions

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 March 2011

Country: United States

Imprint: Milkweed Editions

Edition: Second Edition

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Edited by Alison Hawthorne Deming
Edited by Lauret E. Savoy

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 524g

Pages: 368

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

Alison Hawthorne Deming is the author of numerous works of nonfiction and poetry, most recently Zoologies: On Animals and the Human Spirit and the collections of poems Stairway to Heaven and Death Valley: Painted Light. She is currently the Agnese Nelms Haury Chair of Environment and Social Justice and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Arizona.

A teacher, earth scientist, writer, photographer, and pilot, Lauret Savoy is author of Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape (Counterpoint Press), a finalist for the 2016 PEN American Open Book Award and Phillis Wheatley Book Award, and the co-editor of several anthologies. She is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America and professor of environmental studies and geology at Mount Holyoke College.