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Daniel Hillel
Out of the Earth
Civilization and the Life of the Soil
$26.95, paperback
978-0-520-08080-5
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September 1992, Only available in Not available in the British Commonwealth, except Canada
Categories: Ecology, Evolution, Environment; Ecology; Geography; Cultural Anthropology; Earth
September 1992, Only available in Not available in the British Commonwealth, except Canada
Categories: Ecology, Evolution, Environment; Ecology; Geography; Cultural Anthropology; Earth
"Daniel Hillel has written a fine book about the history of soil and water use and the impact this has had on civilization. . . . Clearly the best book on the subject I have read."—Journal of Environmental Quality
"Daniel Hillel is a master at presenting complex scientific concepts in a dynamic, lively style. He also demonstrates unusual mastery in articulating the historical framework of the present crisis, providing a perspective on the peaks and valleys of the long-standing relationship between the soil and man."—Shawki Barghouti, Chief of Agriculture Production and Services, The World Bank
As the crucible of life, the source and final resting place of everything that grows, soil inspires reverence not only in the peasant who derives his daily bread from it, but also in the scientist who contemplates its meaning as the place where life and death meet and exchange vital energies . Out of the Earth is the culmination of the author's long career in conservation. This history of man's use and misuse of soil and water combines a description of the complex inner processes that form soil with a lyrical assertion of its powers and significance.