The New Patriotism Series
Encyclopedia
The New Patriotism Series is a project embarked upon by the Orion Society
on the Thoughts on America Initiative to present the events of September 11 attacks
and the emerging "new world order" through the eyes of several writers including Wendell Berry
, Barry Lopez
, Terry Tempest Williams
, Richard Nelson
, and David James Duncan
.
Orion Society
The Orion Society is a United States non-profit organization that engages environmental and cultural issues through publication of books, magazines, and educational materials, and facilitation of informational networks. It was founded in 1992 and is based in Great Barrington, Massachusetts...
on the Thoughts on America Initiative to present the events of September 11 attacks
September 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
and the emerging "new world order" through the eyes of several writers including Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry is an American man of letters, academic, cultural and economic critic, and farmer. He is a prolific author of novels, short stories, poems, and essays...
, Barry Lopez
Barry Lopez
Barry Holstun Lopez is an American author, essayist, and fiction writer whose work is known for its environmental and social concerns.-Biography:...
, Terry Tempest Williams
Terry Tempest Williams
Terry Tempest Williams , is an American author, conservationist and activist.Williams’ writing is rooted in the American West and has been significantly influenced by the arid landscape of her native Utah in which she was raised...
, Richard Nelson
Richard Nelson (author)
Richard K. Nelson is a cultural anthropologist and writer whose work has focused primarily on the indigenous cultures of Alaska and, more generally, the relationships between people and nature.He is the host to a public radio series called Encounters aired nationally.Nelson was born and raised in...
, and David James Duncan
David James Duncan
David James Duncan is an American novelist and essayist, best known for his two bestselling novels, The River Why and The Brothers K...
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Books in the series
- Book One: In the Presence of Fear: Three Essays for a Changed World by Wendell Berry
- Book Two: Patriotism and the American Land by Richard Nelson, Barry Lopez, and Terry Tempest Williams
- Book Three: Citizens Dissent: Security, Morality, and Leadership in an Age of Terror by Wendell Berry and David James Duncan
- Book Four: The Open Space of Democracy by Terry Tempest Williams