Our Place

CD - unabridged
(11 CDs)
Product Number: CX5081
Released: 01 Feb, 2019
Business Term: Purchase
ISBN: #9781786142320
Narrator(s): Mark Cocker
Publisher: W F Howes
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Description

Environmental thought and politics have become parts of mainstream cultural life in Britain. The wish to protect wildlife is now a central goal for our society, but where did these ‘green’ ideas come from? And who created the cherished institutions, such as the National Trust or the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, that are now so embedded in public life with millions of members? From the flatlands of Norfolk to the tundra-like expanse of the Flow Country in northern Scotland, acclaimed writer on nature Mark Cocker sets out on a personal quest through the British countryside to find the answers to these questions. He explores in intimate detail six special places that embody the history of conservation or whose fortunes allow us to understand why our landscape looks as it does today. We meet key characters who shaped the story of the British countryside – Victorian visionaries like Octavia Hill, founder of the National Trust, as well as brilliant naturalists such as Max Nicholson or Derek Ratcliffe, who helped build the very framework for all environmental effort.

Author(s): Mark Cocker
Original Publish Date: 01 Feb, 2019

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MP3 CD
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Author(s): Mark Cocker
Narrator(s): Mark Cocker
Product Number MPCD3988
Released: 01 Feb, 2019
Business Term: Purchase
Publisher: W F Howes
ISBN: #9781786142337

Professional reviews

"A fascinating audiobook about Britain’s denuded natural habitat from acclaimed author and environmental activist Mark Cocker. “A seriously great book, important and urgent.” GUARDIAN"

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