Description: Ecological Revolutions: Nature, Gender, and Science in New England
Brief description: Carolyn Merchant is professor of environmental history, philosophy, and ethics at the University of California, Berkeley. She is author of The Death of Nature, Reinventing Eden, and several other books on environmental history. She is a past president of the American Society for Environmental History and a recipient of the society's distinguished scholar award.
Review Quotes: "Merchant has the gift of being able to make plain dirt interesting." -- American Historical Review