 | Fate of the Wild Subjects: Visual perception in literature.; Realism in literature.; American fiction; Modernism (Literature); Literature and photography; American fiction; Although the National Zoo's Bonnie B. Burgess confesses at times to feeling more affection for animals than for people, in The Fate of the Wild she maintains a judicious balance between the arguments posed by environmental activists and by those who believe that too much environmental activism stands in the way of economic advancement. The focus of her book is the highly charged and complex history and future of the 1973 Endangered Species Act, which has come under close scrutiny over the last several years. Experts will appreciate Burgess's sophisticated understanding of biodiversity, while concerned lay readers will enjoy her informed and uncluttered analysis. ( July 15) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved BONNIE B. BURGESS is an adjunct instructor of biodiversity and wildlife conservation in Johns Hopkins University's Advanced Academic Programs, and of environmental sciences at Marymount University. She has been a public educator at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park since 1995. |
