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Reading the Entrails

Reading the Entrails An Alberta Ecohistory

Paperback (30 Nov 1999)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Before the fall of Imperial Rome, priests cast the guts of sacrificial animals on the temple floor, claiming to be able to divine the future from these entrails. By probing the remains of Alberta's past sacrifices (reading the entrails), the author believes we might dimly see an apparition of Alberta's future.

Reading the Entrails vividly portrays the history of land and life in Alberta from the Ice Ages to the present. Making no apologies for his criticism of government, regulators, and large corporations, Conrad aims to strike a discussion at all levels by presenting his arguments intensely. For those interested in natural history, the environment, and the future of Alberta's ecological resources, this provocative book is essential reading.

Book information

ISBN: 9781552380123
Publisher: University of Calgary Press
Imprint: University of Calgary Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 508.7123
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 197
Weight: 358g
Height: 228mm
Width: 153mm
Spine width: 14mm