The Nation of Plants by Mancuso, Stefano

The Nation of Plants

In this playful yet informative manifesto, a leading plant neurobiologist presents the eight fundamental pillars on which...
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Author: Stefano Mancuso
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Language: English
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The Nation of Plants by Mancuso, Stefano

The Nation of Plants

€36,61

The Nation of Plants

€36,61
Author: Stefano Mancuso
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
In this playful yet informative manifesto, a leading plant neurobiologist presents the eight fundamental pillars on which the life of plants--and by extension, humans--rests.

Even if they behave as though they were, humans are not the masters of the Earth, but only one of its most irksome residents. From the moment of their arrival, about three hundred thousand years ago--nothing when compared to the history of life on our planet--humans have succeeded in changing the conditions of the planet so drastically as to make it a dangerous place for their own survival. The causes of this reckless behavior are in part inherent in their predatory nature, but they also depend on our total incomprehension of the rules that govern a community of living beings. We behave like children who wreak havoc, unaware of the significance of the things they are playing with.

In The Nation of Plants, the most important, widespread, and powerful nation on Earth finally gets to speak. Like attentive parents, plants, after making it possible for us to live, have come to our aid once again, giving us their rules: the first Universal Declaration of Rights of Living Beings written by the plants. A short charter based on the general principles that regulate the common life of plants, it establishes norms applicable to all living beings. Compared to our constitutions, which place humans at the center of the entire juridical reality, in conformity with an anthropocentricism that reduces to things all that is not human, plants offer us a revolution.

Author: Stefano Mancuso
Publisher: Other Press (NY)
Published: 03/30/2021
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781635420999


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/01/2021 pg. 90
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2021
Booklist 03/01/2021 pg. 22
Publishers Weekly 03/29/2021

About the Author
Stefano Mancuso is one of the world's leading authorities in the field of plant neurobiology, which explores signaling and communication at all levels of biological organization. He is a professor at the University of Florence and has published more than 250 scientific papers in international journals. His previous books include The Incredible Journey of Plants (Other Press, 2020), The Revolutionary Genius of Plants: A New Understanding of Plant Intelligence and Behavior, and Brilliant Green: The Surprising History and Science of Plant Intelligence.

Gregory Conti has translated numerous works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from Italian including works by Emilio Lussu, Rosetta Loy, Sebastiano Vassalli, and Paolo Rumiz.

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