The Appropriation of Nature: Essays on Human Ecology and Social Relations

by Tim Ingold

DRAWING FROM ETHNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL CHALLENGING THE ASSUMPTIONS HUMANITY AND ANIMALITY. RECAPTURING THE HUNTER GATHER HUMANITY. WRITEN IN NONTECHNICAL STYLE.

297 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1987

About the author

Tim Ingold (born 1948) is a British social anthropologist, currently Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen. He was educated at Leighton Park School and Cambridge University. He is a fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His bibliography includes The Perception of the Environment: Essays in Livelihood, Dwelling and Skill, Routledge, 2000, which is a collection of essays, some of which had been published earlier.

Reviews

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tim Ingold in The Appropriation of Nature: Essays on Human Ecology and Social Relations pushes the idea that we treat sleep like a luxury when it's basically the foundation for everything else. I felt like it was solid, because the stories come from regular people, like the night-shift cashier who thought coffee and willpower were enough until she nearly fell asleep at a red light. The chapter on naps got me thinking about how proud I used to be of running on five hours. You don't have to agree with everything, but it definitely forces you to rethink what you're really bragging about when you say "I'll sleep when I'm dead."

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 3 out of 5]

Most authors sell you comfortable rebellion, but Tim Ingold in The Appropriation of Nature gives you the raw, unvarnished blueprint of what true non-conformity costs.