Half-Earth

Our Planet's Fight for Life

Edward O. Wilson (Harvard University)

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Norton
08 April 2016

Mathematics & Sciences; Environmentalist thought & ideology

"History is not a prerogative of the human species, Edward O. Wilson declares in Half-Earth. Demonstrating that we blindly ignore the histories of millions of other species, Wilson warns us that a point of no return is imminent. Refusing to believe that our extinction is predetermined, Wilson has written Half-Earth as a cri de coeur, proposing that the only solution to our impending ""Sixth Extinction"" is to increase the area of natural reserves to half the surface of the earth. Half-Earth is a resounding conclusion to the best-selling trilogy begun by the ""splendid"" (Financial Times) The Social Conquest of Earth (ISBN 978 0 87140 363 6) and ""engaging and highly readable"" (Times Higher Education) The Meaning of Human Existence (ISBN 978 0 87140 100 7)."

By: Edward O. Wilson (Harvard University)
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 525g
ISBN: 9781631490828
ISBN 10: 1631490826
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 08 April 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Edward O. Wilson is widely recognized as one of the world's preeminent biologists and naturalists. The author of more than twenty books, including The Creation, The Social Conquest of Earth, The Meaning of Human Existence, and Letters to a Young Scientist, Wilson is a professor emeritus at Harvard University. The winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, he lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Reviews for Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life

"""...the conclusion to [Edward O. Wilson's] best-selling trilogy..."" -- BBC Wildlife ""Listen up: it could literally mean the world to us."" -- Karen Shook, New and noteworthy - Times Higher Education ""As an outline of our terrible ecological plight, it [Half-Earth] does a first-class job. Wilson is, if nothing else, a gifted wordsmith and Half-Earth is a much-needed antidote to the views of those who assert that our worldly woes are exaggerated and that everything is tickety-boo in the Garden of Eden."" -- The Observer ""... in his new, important work Half-Earth... Wilson's gauntlet has been thrown: let the revolution begin."" -- Geographical"