The Unsettling of America
Culture & Agriculture
Catapult · Print & ebook · September 15, 2015
A landmark work of environmental writing that powerfully argues that our estrangement from the land through industrial farming is a cultural and spiritual crisis Since its publication in 1977, The Unsettling of America has been recognized as a classic of American letters.
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- Who it’s for
- A thoughtful argument about land, work, and the habits that shape both.
- Genres
- Agriculture & Food Systems, Conservation, Agriculture & Food Policy
- Published
- Catapult, September 15, 2015
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A landmark work of environmental writing that powerfully argues that our estrangement from the land through industrial farming is a cultural and spiritual crisis Since its publication in 1977, The Unsettling of America has been recognized as a classic of American letters. In it, Wendell Berry argues that good farming is a cultural and spiritual discipline. Today’s agribusiness, however, takes farming out of its cultural context and away from families.
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As a result, we as a nation are more estranged from the land—from the intimate knowledge, love, and care of it. Sadly, his arguments and observations are more relevant than ever. Although “this book has not had the happy fate of being proved wrong,” Berry writes, there are people working “to make something comely and enduring of our life on this earth.” Wendell Berry is one of those people, writing and working, as ever, with passion, eloquence, and conviction.
Land and Culture
A thoughtful argument about land, work, and the habits that shape both.
Come here for
- rural essays with a contemplative cast
- culture, agriculture, and the politics between them
Expect
- essayistic, layered prose
- a serious, reflective pace
Where it sits
| Agriculture & Food Systems | 49% |
|---|---|
| Agriculture & Food Policy | 26% |
| Conservation | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Social Science Essays
- Authors
- Wendell Berry, Nick Offerman, Recorded Books
- Publisher
- Catapult
- Published
- September 15, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Social Science Essays