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From the inside flap ssment of modern agriculture and its relationship to american cultureour health, economy, personal relationships, morals, and spiritual valuesis more timely than ever. One of the peculiarities of the white races presence in america is how little intention has been applied to it. I argue that this kind of agriculture grows out of the worst of human history and the worst of human nature. His writings make so much sense as to make a complete mockery of. The unsettling of america by wendell berry books forum at. The first time i started to read the unsettling of america, i thought i was going down a path that folks like michael pollan have subsequently followed. The unsettling of america has been recognized as a classic of american letters.
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