On the West’s environmental thinking in “'We're living in emergency times': nature writer Barry Lopez's dire warning” in The Guardian (2019 May 7)
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In the west, we believe we are the most progressive and socially just, but a lot of that is just a hopeful illusion.
— Barry Lopez
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About Barry Lopez
Barry Holstun Lopez (born January 6, 1945 – December 25, 2020) is an American author, essayist, and fiction writer.
About Barry Lopez
Barry Holstun Lopez (born January 6, 1945 – December 25, 2020) is an American author, essayist, and fiction writer.
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