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and chaparral Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 16:29:21 -0400 Re. origin of 'decadent', you might consider the work of the British ecologist, Tansley, who was writing about 'climax' communities in the 1920's. (This may be in Nancy Langston's book already, in which case apologies). But there is probably a deeper and older European forestry contribution to the meaning of this term. It might go back to 18th century central european forestry... you might check the first couple of chapters of Simon Schama's "Landscape and Memory", although this is certainly not the central focus. Finally... "Traces on the Rhodian Shore"- if you want deeper/older metaphors for nature rank, untended, and out of control. Regards Andrew Mathews Andrew S. Mathews Assistant Professor Department of Sociology & Anthropology Florida International University DM 342C, University Park Campus Miami, FL 33199 Tel: 305-348-2247 Fax: 305-348-3605 http://www.fiu.edu/~mathewsa/
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