The world-ending fire : the essential Wendell Berry

Berry, Wendell 1934- (author.).

Summary: The writings gathered in The World-Ending Fire are the unique product of a life spent farming the fields of rural Kentucky with mules and horses, and of the rich, intimate knowledge of the land cultivated by this work. These are essays written in defiance of the false call to progress and in defense of local landscapes, essays that celebrate our cultural heritage, our history, and our home. With grace and conviction, Wendell Berry shows that we simply cannot afford to succumb to the mass-produced madness that drives our global economy--the natural world will not survive it. Yet he also shares with us a vision of consolation and of hope. We may be locked in an uneven struggle, but we can and must begin to treat our land, our neighbors, and ourselves with respect and care. As Berry urges, we must abandon arrogance and stand in awe.

Record details

ISBN: 1640091971
ISBN: 9781640091979
Physical Description: x, 351 pages ; 24 cm
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Edition: First Counterpoint edition.
Publisher: Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint, 2019.
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

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Includes bibliographical references.

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A native hill (1968) -- The making of a marginal farm (1980) -- Think little (1970) -- Nature as measure (1989) -- The total economy (2000) -- Writer and region (1987) -- Damage (1974) -- The work of local culture (1988) -- The unsettling of America (1977) -- The agrarian standard (2002) -- The pleasures of eating (1989) -- Horse-drawn tools and the doctrine of labor saving (1978) -- Getting along with nature (1982) -- A few words for motherhood (1980) -- Two minds (2002) -- The prejudice against country people (2001) -- Faustian economics (2006) -- Quantity versus form (2004) -- Word and flesh (1989) -- Why I am not going to buy a computer (1987) -- Feminism, the body, and the machine (1989) -- Family work (1980) -- Rugged individualism (2004) -- Economy and pleasure (1988) -- In distrust of movements (1998) -- In defense of literacy (1970) -- Some thoughts on citizenship and conscience in honor of Dan Pratt (1968) -- Compromise, Hell! (2994) -- The way of ignorance (2004) -- The future of agriculture (2011) -- The rise (1969).