Wrutten in the last two decades of her life, Cultures and Crises finds Mary Douglas developing analyses of critical conditions facing contemporarty societies, sometimes in the company of distinguished co-authors across the whole gamut of social sciences. The essays focus on the collaboratice development of 'cultural theory' from the 'grid and group' analysis of the 1970s through to its appli…
Explores the issue of bioinvasions, covering the extent and consequences of human rearrangement of the Earth's species and the search for solutions.
Endangered Planet is a timely examination of the state of the earth"s ecosystems. Today, humans influence every natural habitat on the planet. The consequences can be devastating--dozens of species are wiped out each year, coasts and oceans are fouled with oil spills, and grasslands and forests are destroyed to feed the appetite of modern agriculture. Endangered Planet also reveals how renewa…