Reviews for Primitives in the wilderness

The average rating for Primitives in the wilderness based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-12-26 00:00:00 Jerry To In this extended essay, van Wyck argues that the Deep Ecology perspective obscures differences and enforces a homogeneity of experience. He argues instead that a "weak ecology" would allow people to speak from personal experience and have conversations about these differences. The main benefit of this book is that it covers a lot of perspectives and draws in many lines of examples from philosophers to Star Trek: The Next Generation to Dr. Seuss. It is also short. Despite being short, it took me over a year to finish reading the book because the vocabulary used in this book is such a high level of over-formality that it seems almost pretentious. I understood all that he was saying, because I have a background in environmental anthropology and took method & theory, but had to stop and digest every other paragraph. I wasn't expecting Deep & Shallow Ecology For Dummies, but I also wondered how this would sound run through Randall Munroe's "Thing Explainer" most common words format.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-05-06 00:00:00 Heather Nolan This book gives you a real appreciation for Athapaskan and Tlingit ancestry. It gives you a view into another world--hard times--and endurance. I found it very interesting/challenging on many different levels.