The Mountain That Shrugged #74639

The Mountain That Shrugged. Man and Nature. By Gísli Pálsson. Can a person relate to mountains and lava fields? Form a close relationship with events in geological history? The Mountain That Shrugged deals in an innovative way with people's "earth connections" that are no less important than their connections with their fellow citizens. The author tells of his childhood in the vicinity of active volcanoes, the human drama in the face of natural disasters, and the threats to the Earth's ecosystem. Humans' struggle with volcanic eruptions, not least the 1973 Heimaeyjar eruption, opens up an unusual view into the problems of the Earth's inhabitants in the so-called human era, which is characterized by the harmful and often irreversible impact of humans on their habitats and the Earth itself. Gísli Pálsson is a professor of anthropology at the University of Iceland. He studied at the University of Manchester, where he received his PhD in 1982. His books include the biographies Fame and Disfavor: The Life of Vilhjálmur Stefánsson and Hans Jónatan: The Man Who Stole Himself, both of which have been translated into English. He has received numerous awards for his writings and research.