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,ONE ( ! BE/-KN[N IMAGES FROM ,RECLUS' WORKS ORIG9ALLY APPE>$ ABOVE ! PREFACE ( HIS MAGNUM OPUS1 ,L',HOMME ET LA ,T]RE1 & IS REPRODUC$ H]E4 ,IT DEPICTS TWO H&S HOLD+ ! E>?1 C\PL$ ) ! /ATEM5T 9 ,FR5* ?AT 0,HUMANITY IS NATURE BECOM+ SELF-CONSCI\S40 ,IT IS CLE> ?AT ! IMAGE 9DICATES NOT ONLY ?AT ! FATE ( ! E>? IS N[ 9 ! H&S ( HUMANITY1 BUT ALSO ?AT HUMANITY CAN ONLY FULFILL ITS WEI<TY RESPONSIBILITY BY ACT+ ) AN AW>5ESS ?AT WE >E AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( NATURE1 RA!R ?AN CONT9U+ UND] ! ILLUSION ?AT WE >E A P[] OV] & ABOVE ! NATURAL WORLD4 ,RECLUS' MESSAGE IS ?AT ! 0H&S0 9 ! IMAGE >E ?OSE ( NATURE ACT+ ?R\< HUMANITY1 ?\< IT IS UP TO ! VIEW] :E!R TO READ ! IMAGE ) MORE EMPHASIS ON HUMANITY OR MORE ON NATURE4 

,ANO!R FAM\S ,RECLUSIAN IMAGE1 ! ONE REPRODUC$ ON ! COV] ( ?IS BOOK1 CONTA9S NO SU* AMBIGUITY4 ,9 ?IS IMAGE1 WE SEE ,NATURE H]SELF CONTEMPLAT+ OR WAT*+ OV] ! E>?1 :I* ?IS TIME IS CLE>LY HELD 9 H] H&S4.<#a.> ,! CONTEMPLAT+ & HOLD+ SEEM TO BE 9SEP>ABLE P>TS ( ONE PROCESS4 ,! IMAGE EVOKES ASPECTS ( ! CONTEMPOR>Y E?ICS ( C>E1 AN IMPORTANT DIM5SION ( EC(EM9ISM1 9 :I* 0HOLD+0 IS A KEY CONCEPT4 ,FEM9I/ PHILOSOPH] ,S>A ,RUDDICK 9TRODUC$ ?IS IDEA TO DESCRIBE ! MAT]NAL ATTITUDE ( PRES]V+1 CONS]V+1 & MA9TA9+ :AT IS NE$$ 9 A *ILD'S LIFE4 ,QUOT+ ,ADRI5NE ,RI*1 %E ADDS ?AT IT IS AN ATTITUDE ESS5TIAL TO 0WORLD-PROTECTION1 WORLD-PRES]VATION1 WORLDREPAIR40.<#b.> ,! QUE/ION POS$ BY ?IS ,RECLUSIAN IMAGE IS V]Y MU* 9 ?IS SPIRIT3 :E!R WE CAN FULFILL \R HI/ORICAL DE/9Y AS AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( NATURE1 AWAK5$ TO ! E>?1 ALL[+ IT TO REVEAL ITSELF TO US1 & PLAY+ \R ROLE 9 HOLD+ & C>+ = IT4 

,IT HAS BE5 ALMO/ A DECADE S9CE ! FIR/ $ITION ( ?IS WORK APPE>$4 ,S9CE !N1 ! CRUCIAL SIGNIFICANCE ( ,RECLUS' VISION ( HUMANITY AS ! DEVELOP+ SELF-CONSCI\SNESS ( ! E>? HAS BECOME 9CREAS+LY CLE>1 AS ! CO/S ( ! CONT9U$ OP]ATION ( ! SY/EM ( ECONOMIC1 POLITICAL1 & TE*NOLOGICAL DOM9ATION BECOME MORE & MORE EVID5T4 ,! MAGNITUDE ( !SE CO/S IS MO/ /RIK+ 9 REG>D TO GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL CRISIS4 ,RESE>*]S AT ! ,/OCKHOLM ,RESILI5CE ,C5T] HAVE =MULAT$ A CONCEPTION ( 0PLANET>Y B\ND>IES0 )9 :I* HUMAN ACTIVITY C\LD CONT9UE )\T PRECIPITAT+ GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE1 & CONCLUD$ ?AT 0TRANSGRESS+ ONE OR MORE PLANET>Y B\ND>IES MAY BE DELET]I\S OR EV5 CATA/ROPHIC DUE TO ! RISK ( CROSS+ ?RE%OLDS ?AT WILL TRIGG] NON-L9E>1 ABRUPT 5VIRONM5TAL *ANGE )9 CONT95TAL- TO PLANET>YSCALE SY/EMS40.<#c.> ,!Y HAVE DEF9$ N9E SU* B\ND>IES3 CLIMATE *ANGE1 OCEAN ACIDIFICATION1 /RATOSPH]IC OZONE DEPLETION1 BIOGEO*EMICAL NITROG5 & PHOSPHORUS CYCLES1 GLOBAL FRE%WAT] USE1 RATE ( BIODIV]SITY LOSS1 L&-SY/EM *ANGE1 *EMICAL POLLUTION1 & ATMOSPH]IC A]OSOL LOAD+4 ,!Y SUGGE/ ?AT ?REE B\ND>IES HAVE ALREADY BE5 PASS$ & ?AT MO/ O!RS >E RAPIDLY BE+ APPROA*$4.<#d.> ,KN[L$GE ( SU* ?REATS HAS EXP&$ GREATLY OV] ! PA/ DECADE4 ,?IS IS EXEMPLIFI$ BY ! SUCCESSIVE ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS ,CLIMATE ,*ANGE ,CONF]5CES ?AT FOCUS ! WORLD'S ATT5TION ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CRISIS1 :ILE ! NEGOTIATIONS FAIL EV] MORE MIS]ABLY4 

,GLOBAL SOCIAL CRISIS HAS FOLL[$ A SIMIL>LY TRAGIC TRAJECTORY4 ,! CONSUMPTIONI/ CULTURE ( NIHILISM & ! PRODUCTIONI/ SY/EM ( TE*NOLOGICAL DOM9ATION HAVE CONT9U$ TO COLONIZE ALL >EAS ( GLOBAL SOCIETY1 :ILE ! NATIONALI/1 E?NIC ID5TIT>IAN1 & RELIGI\S FUNDAM5TALI/ REACTIONS TO !SE PROCESSES CONT9UE TO ACCEL]ATE4 ,9TEGRAL TO !SE DEVELOPM5TS 7BO? ?OSE 9T]NAL TO ! DOM9ANT SY/EM & ?OSE G5]AT$ 9 REACTION TO IT7 IS ! CONT9UAL EXPANSION BY CAPITALISM & ! /ATE ( ME*ANISMS ( SURVEILLANCE1 CONTROL & ANNIHILATION4 ,9 VIEW ( ! 9ABILITY ( ! DOM9ANT SY/EM TO SIGNIFICANTLY RE=M1 MU* LESS RADICALLY TRANS=M ITSELF 9 ! FACE ( GLOBAL SOCIAL & ECOLOGICAL CRISIS1 ,RECLUS' CALL = A MANY-SID$ SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL REVOLUTION TO REPLACE ! SY/EM ( DOM9ATION ) 5GAG$ & COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES 9 SOLID>ITY ) HUMANITY & NATURE SEEMS 9CREAS+LY PROPHETIC4 

,! YE> AFT] ?IS BOOK ORIG9ALLY APPE>$1 #b#e1 M>K$ ! #a? ANNIV]S>Y ( ! DEA? ( ,ELISEE ,RECLUS & ! #a#g#e? ANNIV]S>Y ( HIS BIR?4 ,IT ALSO SIGNAL$ ! BEG9N+ ( A SURGE ( 9T]E/ 9 HIS ?\<T4 ,A NUMB] ( 9T]NATIONAL CONF]5CES BR\<T TOGE!R RESE>*]S & ACTIVI/S TO DISCUSS ,RECLUS' WORK & ITS RELEVANCE TODAY4 ,!SE 9CLUD$ CONF]5CES ON 0,! ,GEOGRAPH]1 ! ,CITY & ! ,WORLD0 AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,MONTPELLI]1 ,FRANCE 7D$ICAT$ TO ,RECLUS & ,FR5* GEOGRAPH] ,PAUL ,VIDAL DE LA ,BLA*E72 0,ELISEE ,RECLUS & ,\R ,GEOGRAPHIES3 ,TEXTS & ,PRETEXTS0 AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,LYON1 ,FRANCE2 0,ELISEE ,RECLUS1 ,NATURE & ,$UCATION0 AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,MILAN-,BICOCCA1 ,ITALY2 & 0,HUMANITY & ! ,E>? _/ ,L',HOMME ET LA ,T]RE3 ,! ,LEGACY ( ,ELISEE ,RECLUS0 AT ,LOYOLA ,UNIV]SITY 9 ,NEW ,ORLEANS4 ,SU* 9T]NATIONAL EV5TS HAVE CONT9U$ TO TAKE PLACE AS 9T]E/ 9 ,RECLUS EXP&S4 ,! MO/ IMPORTANT ( !SE1 0,ELISEE ,RECLUS & ! ,GEOGRAPHY ( ! ,NEW ,WORLD10 TOOK PLACE 9 #baa AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,SAO ,PAULO1 ,BRAZIL1 :I* HAS BECOME A GLOBAL C5T] ( ,RECLUS RESE>*4 

,9 REC5T YE>S1 ! RATE ( PUBLICATION ( WORKS ON OR BY ,RECLUS HAS GR[N EXPON5TIALLY4 ,9 ! WAKE ( ! C5T5NIAL1 TWO NEW BOOKS ON ,RECLUS & TWO COLLECTIONS ( ,RECLUS CONF]5CE PROCE$+S APPE>$4.<#e.> ,9 ! SUCCE$+ YE>S1 A NEW BIOGRAPHY1 A WORK ON ,RECLUS & COLONIALISM1 ANO!R ON ,RECLUS & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 & A BRIEF 9TRODUCTORY TEXT HAVE APPE>$4.<#f.> ,9 ADDITION1 AN>*I/ GEOGRAPH] ,PHILIPPE ,PELLETI] REC5TLY PUBLI%$ A MASSIVE VOLUME ON ,RECLUS1 ,KROPOTK91 & ,MET*NIK(F TO FOLL[ UP HIS E>LI] BOOK ON ,RECLUS & AN>*Y4.<#g.> ,9 ADDITION TO ! NEW ,FR5* PUBLICATIONS1 ,F$]ICO ,F]RETTI1 :O IS RESPONSIBLE = SOME ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT RESE>* & WRIT+ ON ,RECLUS1 HAS PUBLI%$ TWO WORKS 9 ,ITALIAN4.<#h.> ,NEW $ITIONS ( ,RECLUS' [N WORKS HAVE 9CLUD$ TWO COLLECTIONS ( HIS WRIT+S ON ! ,AM]ICAS1 A VOLUME ( HIS LETT]S FROM PRISON & EXILE1 A REPR9T ( HIS 0,GREAT ,GLOBE0 PROJECT1 & A NEW $ITION ( HIS AN>*I/ POLITICAL WRIT+S4.<#i.> ,:ILE TRANSLATION ( ,RECLUS' WRIT+S 9TO MAJOR LANGUAGES HAS PROCE$$ SL[LY1 TWELVE VOLUMES ( ,RECLUS' WORKS HAVE REC5TLY BE5 PUBLI%$ 9 ,PORTUGUESE1 & A COLLECTION 9 ,SPANI% IS =?COM+4.<#a.> ,A DOCUM5T>Y FILM ON ,RECLUS HAS ALSO APPE>$ REC5TLY4.<#a#a.> ,9 VIEW ( ! RAPIDLY GR[+ 9T]E/ 9 ,RECLUS1 ?IS IS AN AUSPICI\S TIME = ! NEW $ITION ( ! PRES5T WORK TO APPE>4 

,WE W\LD LIKE TO REIT]ATE \R GRATITUDE TO ! MANY :O CONTRIBUT$ TO ! PROJECT1 & :O W]E M5TION$ 9 ! PREFACE TO ! FIR/ $ITION4 ,PR(4 ,RONALD ,CREA< DES]VES FUR!R ?ANKS = HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO ?IS REVIS$ $ITION4 ,9 ADDITION1 WE W\LD LIKE TO ?ANK ,RAMSEY ,KANAAN & ,CRAIG ,O',H>A ( ,P,M ,PRESS = !IR 5C\RAGEM5T & ASSI/ANCE1 & 

,JOHN ,YATES = HIS SKILL & IMAG9ATION 9 DESIGN+ ! COV] ( ?IS $ITION4 ,WE >E EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO ,P,M ,PRESS = MAK+ IT POSSIBLE = ?IS WORK TO BECOME READILY AVAILABLE TO ITS 9T5D$ AUDI5CE = ! FIR/ TIME4 ,) ITS PUBLICATION ( ! FIR/ ACCESSIBLE $ITION ( ?IS WORK & ! FIR/ COMPREH5SIVE COLLECTION ( WRIT+S ( ,GU/AV ,L&AU] 9 ,5GLI%1 ,P,M ,PRESS HAS BE5 9/RUM5TAL 9 BR++ TO AN ,5GLI%-SPEAK+ AUDI5CE ! WORK ( ! TWO GREATE/ CLASSICAL COMMUNIT>IAN AN>*I/ PHILOSOPH]S4 ,P>APHRAS+ ,HEGEL'S FAM\S /ATEM5T AB\T PHILOSOPHY1 0! ,[L ( ,M9]VA TAKES FLI<T AT DUSK10 WE MI<T SAY ?AT = AN>*I/ PHILOSOPHY TODAY ! ,[L ( ,M9]VA 9CREAS+LY TAKES FLI<T AT ,P,M4 

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