{"title":"Philipp Blom","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhilipp Blom offers insightful explorations into the forces shaping human history and our complex relationship with the natural world. His works, including \u003cem\u003eNature's Mutiny\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSubjugate the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e, delve into moments of environmental and societal upheaval with a keen eye for the interplay between nature, culture, and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect narratives that blend rigorous historical analysis with a compelling examination of how humanity's attempts to control the Earth have both defined and challenged civilisation. Blom's writing is both thought-provoking and accessible, appealing to those interested in history, environmental issues, and the forces behind global change.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"subjugate-the-earth-by-philipp-blom-9781509561322","title":"Subjugate the Earth","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSubjugate the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e traces the biography of a strange idea: the idea that human beings can subdue nature and rule over it. Born in Mesopotamia at the dawn of civilization, the idea of subjugating the Earth was included in the Bible, reached Europe through Christianity, and spread to the entire world through colonialism. The Enlightenment gave a scientific appearance to the ambition of controlling nature but did not change the ambition itself. Yet every birth presages a death. Only with the climate crisis has it become apparent that the subjugation of nature must be a self-defeating ambition, because it alters and deregulates natural systems which humans depend on for their survival, precisely because they are part of nature and not separate from it. Subjugating the Earth is an idea that is dying around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe polycrisis threatening to engulf humanity is inextricably linked to how humans see themselves and their relationship with nature. Based on developments in the natural sciences, a new understanding of this relationship looks not at individual phenomena but at systems, connections and entanglements between humans and other manifestations of nature. Is it possible to build a new understanding of humanity in nature by turning the traditional vision of free, rational individuals on its head and seeing humans as fascinating, irrational, and system-dependent beings within the vast system of nature?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInterlacing historical episodes, individual life stories, works of art, and scientific discoveries, \u003ci\u003eSubjugate the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the rise and fall of an idea that has shaped our world, and weaves a rich tapestry that is as surprising as it is enriching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46796755075308,"sku":"9781509561322","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12635473482725.jpg?v=1757106741"},{"product_id":"natures-mutiny-by-philipp-blom-9781509890415","title":"Nature's Mutiny","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Europe where the sun dares scarce appear For freezing meteors and congealed cold.’\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eChristopher Marlowe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this innovative and compelling work of environmental history, Philipp Blom chronicles the great climate crisis of the 1600s, a crisis that would transform the entire social and political fabric of Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile hints of a crisis appeared as early as the 1570s, by the end of the sixteenth century the temperature plummeted so drastically that Mediterranean harbours were covered with ice, birds literally dropped out of the sky, and 'frost fairs' were erected on a frozen Thames — with kiosks, taverns, and even brothels that became a semi-permanent part of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecounting the deep legacy and sweeping consequences of this 'Little Ice Age', acclaimed historian Philipp Blom reveals how the European landscape had ineradicably changed by the mid-seventeenth century. While apocalyptic weather patterns destroyed entire harvests and incited mass migrations, Blom brilliantly shows how they also gave rise to the growth of European cities, the appearance of early capitalism, and the vigorous stirrings of the Enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA sweeping examination of how a society responds to profound and unexpected change, \u003cem\u003eNature's Mutiny\u003c\/em\u003e will transform the way we think about climate change in the twenty-first century and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48243319406828,"sku":"9781509890415","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509890415-nature-s-mutiny-1.jpg?v=1787983587"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/philipp-blom.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}