Forest And Civilisations
Yasuda Yoshinori
In the world today, nature limps under the exploitation of man, as also the forests and living creatures that dwell within them. It is necessary, therefore, that a world history be written from the perspective of the weak; of that which has been controlled and exploited. What must be exposed is the truth that has been buried in our conventional understanding of a world history. This book brings us a diversity of stories concerning the relationship between the forest and the human community. Reflecting upon our current understanding of civilizations, leading scholars from different areas of specialisation conduct a common and vitally fundamental enquiry into our global environment. Their alternative culture traditions provide us with a fresh and stimulating perspective from which the western legacy that has generated both the technological achievements and the environmental problems so emblematic of western civilisations exposes us to important ideas inherited from ancient peoples'relationship with forests and gives us an opportunity to draw inspiration from them in defining a new world view.
Professor Yoshinori Yasuda was born in 1946 in Mie Prefecture in Japan. Since 1994, he has been a professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies in Kyoto (IRCJS). In 1996, he won the Chunichi Cultural Prize. In the same year, he was a visiting professor at Humboldt University in Berlin. In 1997, he was appointed, in addition to his position at the IRCJS, as a professor at the Faculty of Science, Kyoto University. Since 1997, he has been a leader of the YRCP project. In 1980, Professor Yasuda established the first unit of environmental archaeology in Japan. Since then, he has conducted research in many countries, including Korea, Greece, Turkey, India, China and the Himalayan region. Among Professor Yasuda's numerous publications are books on environmental archaeology and related subjects. They include An Introduction to Environmental Archaeology (NHK books, Tokyo, 1980), Jomon Culture in World History (Yuzankaku, Tokyo, 1989), Forest Destruction and Rise and Full of Civilization (Shisakusha, Tokyo, 1988), Climate and the Rise and Fall of Civilization (Asakurashoten, Tokyo, 1990), Forest and Civilizations (Chikumashobo, Tokyo, 1994), Environment and Civilization (15 vols.) (Asakurashoten, Tokyo, 1995/6) and Forest and Japanese Culture (Shinshisakusha, Tokyo, 1996)
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