Oxford University Press

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Alain Chartier was one of medieval France's most influential writers, but has been overlooked by modern criticism. This is the first full-length study of his work in its cultural context. It reconsiders the French verse debates in particular, based on their material context of transmission and on similarities with his French and Latin prose works....

The Polluters brings to light a previously untold story of personal struggle, scientific conflict, and political intrigue over the environment. Research was slanted, unwelcome discoveries were suppressed, and political strings were pulled as the expanding chemical industry set loose a flood of environmental damage that still engulfs us....

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Living Faithfully in a Fragile WorldConsumption--the flow of physical materials in human lives--is an important        ethical issue. Be it fair trade coffee or foreign oil, North Americans' consumption        choices affect the well-being of humans around the globe, in addition to impacting        the natural world and consumers themselves. In...

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