DEEP THINGS OUT OF DARKNESS: A HISTORY OF NATURAL HISTORY
Book ID/图书代码： 13520017C00005
English Summary/英文概要： Natural history, the deliberate observation of the environment, is arguably the oldest science. From purely practical beginnings as a way of finding food and shelter, natural history evolved into the holistic, systematic study of plants, animals, and the landscape. "Deep Things out of Darkness" chronicles the rise, decline, and ultimate revival of natural history within the realms of science and public discourse. Ecologist John G. T. Anderson focuses his account on the lives and contributions of an eclectic group of men and women, from John Ray, John Muir, Charles Darwin, and Rachel Carson, who endured remarkable hardships and privations in order to learn more about their surroundings. Written in an engaging narrative style and with an extensive bibliography of primary sources, the book charts the journey of the naturalist’s endeavor from prehistory to the present, underscoring the need for natural history in an era of dynamic environmental change.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 自然史，對環境的刻意觀察，可以說是最古老的科學。
從純粹的實用開始作為尋找食物和住所的一種方式，自然史演變成對植物、動物和景觀的全面、系統的研究。
本書記錄了自然史在科學和公共話語領域的興起、衰落和最終復興。
生態學家約翰 G. T. 安德森將他的敘述重點放在一群不拘一格的男性和女性的生活和貢獻上，他們是英國博物學之父英約翰·雷、美國早期環保運動的領袖約翰·繆爾、《寂靜的春天》的瑞秋·卡森和查爾斯·達爾文，他們為了更多地了解周圍環境而忍受了巨大的艱難和困苦。 該書以引人入勝的敘事風格撰寫，並附有大量主要來源的參考書目，描繪了博物學家從史前到現在的努力歷程，強調了在動態環境變化時代對自然歷史的需求。
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Awards/获奖情况："An engaglng writing style. . . . Highly recommended."--D.A. Lovejoy"Choice" (08/01/2013)
"Anderson writes with infectious energy; he has a sharp eye for details and a gift for spinning a good story. . . . This book is a great read and should be required in any course on natural history, ?eld biology, or the history of ecology."
(Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment 2014-03-01)
About the Author/作者介绍： 約翰·G·T安德森（John G. T. Anderson），現就職於美國大西洋學院，任生態學和博物學教授，研究物件包括動物學、動物行為，及生態學。他目前主要活躍於美國緬因州的大鴨島，研究島嶼生態及海鳥的築巢行為。此外，他對博物學歷史亦有研究。
John G. T. Anderson is the W. H. Drury Jr. Professor of Ecology and Natural History at College of the Atlantic. He was the editor of Drury’s Chance and Change: Ecology for Conservationists (UC Press, 1998).
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