Green Ages (eBook)

Medieval Innovations in Sustainability

Annette Kehnel (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
405 Seiten
ProFile (Verlag)
978-1-80081-626-8 (ISBN)

Infos

'[It] reminds us that history can be a treasure trove - if one looks in the right places and asks the right questions' Peter Frankopan, author of Silk Roads 'A must-read' Lyndal Roper, Regius Professor of History at Oriel College, OxfordFishing quotas on Lake Constance. Common lands in the UK. The medieval answer to Depop in the middle of Frankfurt.These are all just some of the sustainability initiatives from the Middle Ages that Annette Kehnel illuminates in her astounding new book, The Green Ages. From the mythical-sounding City of Ladies and their garden economy to early microcredit banks and rent-a-cow schemes, Kehnel uncovers a world at odds with what we might think of as the typical medieval existence.Pre-modern history is full of inspiring examples and concepts that open up new horizons. And we urgently need them as today's challenges - finite resources, the twilight of consumerism, growing inequality - threaten what we have come to think of as a modern way of living sustainably.This is a revelatory look at the past that has the power to change our future.

Rezensionen

Bold, imaginative and vividly written, here finally is a historical survival guide in our climate crisis that reminds us that it is possible to live differently and sustainably

A committed and thought provoking book, rich in engaging examples and surprising alternatives, that makes it clear we need the past for our future

Deeply enthralling, erudite and thought provoking. Kehnel shows us exactly why the study of the past is so relevant for the very immediate future

A zippy, fresh book that reminds us that history can be a treasure trove - if one looks in the right places and asks the right questions

It is refreshing to see such a positive argument about what can be learned from premodern ways of living

A wonderful and much-needed book

An accessible account of medieval advances in economic theory

[Kehnel] rips holes in the modernist myth of progress... more narratives like this are needed

Bold and exciting - a must-read

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.8.2024
• Übersetzer: Gesche Ipsen
• Zusatzinfo: B&W images throughout
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Schlagworte: Ecology • Environmentalism • Medieval Europe Chris Wickham • Medieval History • NDR Book Prize • sustainability • The Book of the City of Ladies Christine de Pizan
• ISBN-10: 1-80081-626-X / 180081626X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80081-626-8 / 9781800816268