A History of Livestock and Wildlife
History credits manufacturing for the rise of the West, but the truth is wilder. This book uncovers the essential, overlooked role of animals—how the plunder of wildlife and the harnessing of livestock truly fuelled the economic growth that created the modern world.
Each wave of technological innovation and economic freedom has fueled a destructive cycle of consumerism and ecological degradation. This book is a stark warning: our addiction to growth is driving us to our demise. Hybel challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths.
In Southern Africa, how we belong is tied to the land. These essays probe the tensions between settler modernity and indigenous world-views, exploring the limits and potential of human compassion for the natural world in a post-colonial era.
This book explores our spiritual and emotional connection to trees. It challenges the historical view of trees as resources to be used, calling for a shift from domination and irreverence to respect, care, and even kinship.
A knowledge-rich society cannot sustain itself without wisdom. This book defines wisdom as a science, arguing its application should be as commonplace as arithmetic to transform a chaotic civilization into a wise one.