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Deep Agroecology and the Homeric Epics: Global Cultural Reforms for a Natural-Systems Agriculture
Drawing on the Homeric epics, this multidisciplinary work focuses on the cultural transformations which need to take place in order to transition from today's a modern extractive agriculture to a sustainable natural-systems agriculture.
| Author(s) | By John W. Head (University of Kansas). |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Paperback / softback |
| Pages | 204 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 9 Jan 2023 |
| Availability | Not yet available |
Drawing on the Homeric epics, this multidisciplinary work focuses on the cultural transformations which need to take place in order to transition from today's a modern extractive agriculture to a sustainable natural-systems agriculture.
1. Orientation: the challenge and the project 2. The Iliad, the Odyssey, Agriculture, and Climate Change 3. Achilles: menis, kleos, and aristeia 4. Agroecological husbandry: new roots for agriculture 5. Homo sapiens nobilus: trustees for the athanatoi 6.
John W. Head is Wagstaff Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Kansas School of Law, USA. Previously, he worked for ten years in legal practice. He is the author of several books on international and comparative law, including Global Legal R
