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In the name of wild : one family, five years, ten countries, and a new vision of wildness / Phillip and April Vannini ; with Autumn Vannini.
"Five continents. Ten countries. Twenty Natural World Heritage sites in five years. In the Name of Wild is the story of what happened when one family set out to learn what wildness means to people around the world. What draws us to seek out wild places? Do they mean the same to everyone? Part travelogue, part ethnography, this book takes us on a journey into the lives of the people who call places such as Tasmania, Patagonia, and Iceland home. They reveal that wildness isn't about the absence of people. It's about connections, kinship, and coexistence with the land."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780774890403 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: xii, 244 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Vancouver : On Point Press, a UBC Press imprint, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
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| Subject: | National parks and reserves. Natural areas. World Heritage areas. |
| Genre: | Biographies. Personal narratives. |
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"Five continents. Ten countries. Twenty Natural World Heritage sites in five years. In the Name of Wild is the story of what happened when one family set out to learn what wildness means to people around the world. What draws us to seek out wild places? Do they mean the same to everyone? Part travelogue, part ethnography, this book takes us on a journey into the lives of the people who call places such as Tasmania, Patagonia, and Iceland home. They reveal that wildness isn't about the absence of people. It's about connections, kinship, and coexistence with the land."-- - Book News
The authors, who are ethnographers, filmmakers, and authors in Canada, chronicle their experiences as they visited about 20 UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Heritage Sites with their daughter around the world over a period of six years. Also drawing on interviews with about 300 residents at the sites and their perspectives on wildness, they describe what they learned about the concepts of wildness and wilderness in the Galápagos Islands, Tasmania, New Zealand, South Tyrol, Belize, Japan, Patagonia, Iceland, Thailand, and Canada. Annotation ©2022 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) - Chicago Distribution Center
A global quest for the meaning of wildness.
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The Vanninis traveled across five continents to answer one question: what is the meaning of âwildâ? Any romantic expectations were nearly dashed by competing answers. In the wild, adventurers saw conquest, conservationists saw vulnerability, and businesses saw profit. Through conversations with both fellow travelers and people who live in places like Iceland, Patagonia, or Tasmania, In the Name of Wild invites readers to reflect on a shared desire in our pursuit of the wilderness. In the âremoteâ places of the world, they explain, we do not seek the absence of humanity but a kinship with the land and one another.
