Die Unterwerfung. Anfang und Ende der menschlichen Herrschaft über die Natur
2022
Carl Hanser Verlag
About the book
English title: Subjugate the Earth: The beginning and end of humanity’s domination of nature
ISBN: 978-3-446-27421-1
Page count: 512
Publication year: 2022
Synopsis
»And replenish the Earth and subdue it,« ordered the author of the book of Genesis around 3,000 years ago, speaking his words through the mouth of the Creator. And so began the idea that humanity has a special place on Earth and is allowed to use its resources with impunity, an idea so strong it took root across the globe. Whoever resisted pitted themselves against colonizers and businesspeople claiming they were beholden to higher ideals. In this epic history of the environment, Phillip Blom tells the story of nature’s subjugation, the consequences of which have propelled today’s world towards the brink of collapse. We need to free ourselves from our insistence on superiority over nature if we are to survive.
About the author
Philipp Blom, born in 1970, studied Philosophy, History and Jewish Studies in Vienna and at Oxford. He works in Vienna as a writer and historian and has received many prizes including the fellowship of the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, the Premis Internacionals Terenci Moix and the NDR Kultur Non-Fiction Book Prize. He is the author of the books Die Welt aus den Angeln (2017) and Was auf dem Spiel steht (2017).
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Prizes and distinctions for the work and/or the author
Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles Fellowship, Premis Internacionals Terenci Moix, and the NDR Kultur Non-Fiction Book Prize
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