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The Bones of the Earth

Howard Mansfield

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English
Counterpoint
22 December 2006
The Bones of The Earth is a book about landmarks, but of the oldest kind-sticks and stones. For millennia this is all there was- sticks and stones, dirt and trees, animals and people, the sky by day and night. The Lord spoke through burning bushes, through lightning and oaks. Trees and rocks and water were holy. They are commodities today and that is part of our disquiet.

Howard Mansfield explores the loss of cultural memory, asking- What is the past? How do we construct that past? Is it possible to preserve the past as a vital force for the future? He writes eloquently on the land and time, on how to be a tourist of the near-at-hand, and on the forces that try to topple us. From the author of In the Memory House, which The New York Times Book Review called ""wise and beautiful,"" and The Same Ax, Twice comes The Bones of The Earth, a stunning call for reinventing our view of the future.
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Imprint:   Counterpoint
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 228mm,  Width: 127mm,  Spine: 14mm
Weight:   241g
ISBN:   9781593761394
ISBN 10:   1593761392
Pages:   192
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Howard Mansfield sifts through the commonplace and the forgotten to discover stories that tell us about ourselves and our place in the world. He writes about history, architecture, and preservation.

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