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Deep Agroecology and the Homeric Epics: Global Cultural Reforms for a Natural-Systems Agriculture

By John W. Head

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Year
2020
ISBN
2020031081, 2020031082, 9780367622190, 9781003108412
Language
english
Format
PDF
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31 MB (32333025 bytes)
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\221
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2021-02-26 21:12:56

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Cover Half Title Series Information Title Page Copyright Page Table of contents Illustrations About the author Foreword Preface and acknowledgements Glossary of selected Greek terms 1 Orientation: the challenge and the project A. About this book – third in a series B. Cultural reform and “deep agroecology” C. Using the Homeric epics D. Structure and theme Notes 2 The Iliad, the Odyssey, agriculture, and climate change A. Culture: use it or lose it B. Iliad: a summary-reminder C. Odyssey: a summary-reminder D. The crisis of agriculture E. The climate crisis Notes 3 Achilles: mênis, kleos, and aristeia A. The rage of Achilles B. The “embassy to Achilles” C. Rejecting a warrior system of values? D. The shame of Achilles E. Achilles in our day Notes 4 Agroecological husbandry: new roots for agriculture A. Perennial roots B. Why only now? C. Changing agriculture – conceptual considerations D. Practical considerations – progress and prospects E. Insights from the Iliad – how to transform agriculture Notes 5 Homo sapiens nobilis: trustees for the athanatoi A. Athanatoi and thnêtoi – pros and cons B. Humans, nobility, and responsibility C. The public trust doctrine and the common heritage of mankind principle D. Keystone species? ... Ecospheric trustees? Notes 6 Eco-states and anthro-states: new roots for sovereignty A. Beyond the Hobbesian view B. Competing and complementing loyalties C. Biomes, ecoregions, and eco-states – new world maps for sovereignty D. Eco-state #8 and Eco-state #12 - Is bioregionalism personal? Notes 7 Odysseus: mêtis, nostos, and polútropos A. Odysseus as polútropos and displaying mêtis B. Humanity as polútropos and displaying mêtis C. Eco-nostos D. Will Penelope wait? Notes 8 Gaia, gods, governance, and xenia: creating a new epic A. What is an epic? B. Gaia, gods, and xenia C. Did the League of Nations fail? D. A novel global institution and its participants Notes 9 Detour: Beyond the Greeks, beyond the West A. Reasons to look elsewhere for a motivating narrative B. Mesopotamia and the Epic of Gilgamesh C. China’s new “ecological civilization” and its traditional roots D. End of detour: a peculiar Homeric richness and a Western cultural obligation Notes 10 Moira: What is the (agroecological) fate of our godlike species? A. Moira explained B. Power to burn and power to build C. Adopting deep agroecology: our longest day of battle D. Realizing humanity’s moira: our final journey home Notes Appendices Appendix #1: A “bare-bones brief” – Global cultural reform for a natural-systems agriculture: building on the Homeric epics to de Appendix #2: A “blended literature review” – The larger landscape of intellectual and professional writings on the Homeric epics Selected bibliography Index

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