1869, The Cornell University Press Podcast

This episode we speak with Jules Pretty. Jules Pretty is Professor of Environment and Society at the University of Essex. He is the author of many books under our Comstock Publishing Associates imprint, including The Edge of Extinction, This Luminous Coast, and most recently, The East Country. We spoke to Jules about an idea that he introduced in his book The East Country: “The idea of a contemplative economy is appealing. If we spent more time immersed in nature, attentive too to one another, then perhaps there would be less need for material consumption." Jules Pretty has since expanded on this idea of the contemplative economy in a ongoing series of insightful tweets. We encourage you to follow him on twitter: @JulesPretty1 North American listeners - use the promo code 09POD to save 30% on his new book when you order directly from Cornell University Press: http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/search/?searchtext=jules+pretty&fa=search European listeners - use the promo code CSANNOUNCE when you order fro