Going to Seed: Essays on Idleness, Nature, and Sustainable Work by Kate J. Nevil

Description: Going to Seed by Kate J. Neville Explores questions of idleness, considering the labour both of humans and of the myriad other inhabitants of the world. Drawing on science, literature, poetry and personal observation, these playful essays pay attention to the exertions and activities of the other-than-human lives that are usually excluded from our built and settled spaces. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An abandoned place, a dishevelled person, a shabby or deteriorating state: we describe such ruin colloquially as "going to seed."But gardeners will protest: going to seed as idle? No, plants are sending out compressed packets filled with the energy needed to sow new life. A pause from flowering gives a chance for the seeds to form.In a time of urgent environmental change, of pressing social injustice, and of ever-advancing technologies and global connections, we often respond with acceleration--a speeding up and scaling up of our strategies to counter the damage and destruction around us. But what if we take the seeds as a starting point: what might we learn about work, sustainability, and relationships on this beleaguered planet if we slowed down, stepped back, and held off?Going to Seed explores questions of idleness, considering the labour both of humans and of the myriad other inhabitants of the world. Drawing on science, literature, poetry, and personal observation, these winding and sometimes playful essays pay attention to the exertions and activities of the other-than-human lives that are usually excluded from our built and settled spaces, asking whose work and what kinds of work might be needed for a more just future for all. Author Biography Kate J. Neville is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and the School of the Environment at the University of Toronto, where she studies global resource politics, energy transitions and technologies, and community resistance. When not in the city, Kate can be found in an off-grid cabin in the woods. Details ISBN1682832031 Author Kate J. Neville Pages 224 Series Sowell Emerging Writers Prize Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781682832035 Format Paperback Subtitle Essays on Idleness, Nature, and Sustainable Work Country of Publication United States Audience General Publisher Texas Tech Press,U.S. Imprint Texas Tech Press,U.S. Place of Publication Texas DEWEY 304.2 ISBN-10 1682832031 Publication Date 2024-06-30 US Release Date 2024-06-30 UK Release Date 2024-06-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160309557;

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