Items related to The Ash and the Beech: The Drama of Woodland Change
A timely new edition of Richard Mabey's profound and poetic book, Beechcombings, now updated with a foreword discussing the ash die-back crisis and its impact upon the most significant organisms on the planet: trees.
In 1987, the greatest English storm for three centuries laid flat fifteen million trees across southern England and devastated a nation of tree-lovers. The storm marked a turning point in our perception of trees and a dawning realisation that they have lives of their own, beyond the roles and images we press on them.
In The Ash and the Beech Richard Mabey traces the long history of beech, ash and oak trees throughout Europe, writing about the narratives we tell about trees and the images we make of them. It is an engrossing, exciting, poetical and profound book that will stimulate debate about man's relationship with nature and enchant the reader.
Originally published with title Beechcombings, this updated edition includes a new foreword by the author.
In 1987, the greatest English storm for three centuries laid flat fifteen million trees across southern England and devastated a nation of tree-lovers. The storm marked a turning point in our perception of trees and a dawning realisation that they have lives of their own, beyond the roles and images we press on them.
In The Ash and the Beech Richard Mabey traces the long history of beech, ash and oak trees throughout Europe, writing about the narratives we tell about trees and the images we make of them. It is an engrossing, exciting, poetical and profound book that will stimulate debate about man's relationship with nature and enchant the reader.
Originally published with title Beechcombings, this updated edition includes a new foreword by the author.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
RICHARD MABEY is the father figure of modern nature writing in the UK. Since 1972 he has written some 40 influential books, including the prize-winning Nature Cure, Gilbert White: a Biography, and Flora Britannica. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Vice-President of the Open Spaces Society. He spent the first half of his life amongst the Chiltern beechwoods, and now lives in Norfolk in a house surrounded by ash trees.
Review:
"Wonderfully subversive, far-reaching and unsentimental" * Observer * "Richard Mabey is a man for all seasons, most regions and every kind of landscape" -- Andrew Motion * Financial Times * "An elegant and heartfelt essay on mankind's changing relationship with trees" * Sunday Telegraph * "A leaf-storm of philosophical musings, journeys of mind and body, reflections and anecdotes that imprint the tree on human culture" * Sunday Times * "A terrific combination of both natural and intellectual history, informed by penetrating insight" * Independent *
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherVintage Books
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 0099587238
- ISBN 13 9780099587231
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages304
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 17.72
Shipping:
FREE
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
The Ash and The Beech (Paperback)
Published by
Vintage Publishing, London
(2013)
ISBN 10: 0099587238
ISBN 13: 9780099587231
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. From ash die-back to the Great Storm of 1987 to Dutch elm disease, our much-loved woodlands seem to be under constant threat from a procession of natural challenges. Just when we need trees most, to help combat global warming and to provide places of retreat for us and our wildlife, they seem at greatest peril. But these dangers force us to reconsider the narrative we construct about trees and the roles we press on them.In this now classic book, Richard Mabey looks at how, for more than a thousand years, we have appropriated and humanised trees, turning them into arboreal pets, status symbols, expressions of fashionable beauty - anything rather than allow them lives of their own. And in the poetic and provocative style he has made his signature, Mabey argues that respecting trees' independence and ancient powers of survival may be the wisest response to their current crises. Originally published with the title Beechcombings, this updated edition includes a new foreword and afterword by the author. From ash die-back to the Great Storm of 1987, our much-loved woodlands seem to be under constant threat from a procession of natural challenges. The author reveals how we have appropriated and humanised trees, turning them into arboreal pets. She argues that respecting trees' independence may be the wisest response to their current crises. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780099587231
Buy New
US$ 17.72
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Ash and the Beech
Published by
Random House 2013-06-06, London
(2013)
ISBN 10: 0099587238
ISBN 13: 9780099587231
New
paperback
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9780099587231
Buy New
US$ 14.40
Convert currency
Seller Image
The Ash and the Beech: The Drama of Woodland Change [Soft Cover ]
Published by
Vintage Books
(2013)
ISBN 10: 0099587238
ISBN 13: 9780099587231
New
Soft Cover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780099587231
Buy New
US$ 23.12
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Ash and The Beech: The Drama of Woodland Change
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. BRAND NEW ** SUPER FAST SHIPPING FROM UK WAREHOUSE ** 30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. Seller Inventory # 9780099587231-GDR
Buy New
US$ 12.68
Convert currency
Stock Image
ASH AND THE BEECH (REVISED EDN)
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 304 pages. 7.76x5.04x0.79 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0099587238
Buy New
US$ 13.28
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Ash and the Beech: The Drama of Woodland Change
Published by
Vintage Books
(2013)
ISBN 10: 0099587238
ISBN 13: 9780099587231
New
Softcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. In. Seller Inventory # ria9780099587231_new
Buy New
US$ 13.41
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Ash and The Beech: The Drama of Woodland Change
Published by
Vintage Publishing
(2013)
ISBN 10: 0099587238
ISBN 13: 9780099587231
New
Paperback / softback
Quantity: 2
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. From ash die-back to the Great Storm of 1987 to Dutch elm disease, our much-loved woodlands seem to be under constant threat from a procession of natural challenges. Just when we need trees most, to help combat global warming and to provide places of retreat for us and our wildlife, they seem at greatest peril. Seller Inventory # B9780099587231
Buy New
US$ 15.15
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Ash and The Beech: The Drama of Woodland Change
Published by
Vintage Publishing
(2013)
ISBN 10: 0099587238
ISBN 13: 9780099587231
New
Softcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. 2013. Revised edition. Paperback. From ash die-back to the Great Storm of 1987, our much-loved woodlands seem to be under constant threat from a procession of natural challenges. The author reveals how we have appropriated and humanised trees, turning them into arboreal pets. She argues that respecting trees' independence may be the wisest response to their current crises. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16. BIC Classification: WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780099587231
Buy New
US$ 16.13
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Ash and The Beech: The Drama of Woodland Change
Published by
Vintage Publishing
(2013)
ISBN 10: 0099587238
ISBN 13: 9780099587231
New
Softcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. 2013. Revised edition. Paperback. From ash die-back to the Great Storm of 1987, our much-loved woodlands seem to be under constant threat from a procession of natural challenges. The author reveals how we have appropriated and humanised trees, turning them into arboreal pets. She argues that respecting trees' independence may be the wisest response to their current crises. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16. BIC Classification: WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780099587231
Buy New
US$ 17.76
Convert currency
Seller Image
Ash and the Beech : The Drama of Woodland Change
Published by
Vintage Books
(2013)
ISBN 10: 0099587238
ISBN 13: 9780099587231
New
Softcover
Quantity: 2
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 19491202-n
Buy New
US$ 14.39
Convert currency