Book description
A practical guide to what we have lost in the modern world, why we have
lost it and how easy it is to rediscover. Harmony is a blueprint for a
more balanced, sustainable world that the human race must create to survive.
Long before the phrase climate change was a universal catchphrase, His
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was studying the impact of
industrialization on the environment. Now in this fascinating
cross-discipline work, the Prince of Wales calls upon his years of
research and explores the way in which mankind must work to restore the
delicate balance with nature that we've lost in the centuries since the
industrial revolution began.
In 'Harmony', His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales draws upon a
variety of elements from our modern world, and discusses how areas as
diverse as architecture, farming, medicine have each abandoned the
classical balances with nature that existed in pre-industrial times.
From the rice farms of India to America's corn belt, 'Harmony' spans the
globe, dissecting the specific practices of modern life that have put us
at odds with nature and showing how these trends manifest themselves
throughout the world.
Contrasting current styles of architecture with traditional design,
modern medicine techniques against those of the past, he paints a clear
portrait of what we as a species have lost in the modern age. More than
simply another treatise on global warming, 'Harmony' tells a story that
presents a clear, thoughtful look at how our disassociation from nature
has helped to in the greatest environmental crisis in the history of
mankind. 'An important book...By promoting the idea of a revolution in
consciousness as the remedy for contemporary ills the prince shows he is
a modern man.' THE INDEPENDENT
'A bold and courageous book.' THE TELEGRAPH
'The breadth is panoramic... The book has an engaging candour, inviting
the reader into a one-on-one conversation...Harmony reacquaints us with
a sense of our collective spirit.' THE ECOLOGIST HRH Prince Charles is
first in line to the throne. His wide range of interests is reflected in
'The Prince's Charities', 20 not-for-profit organisations of which he is
President. The organisations are active across areas including
opportunity and enterprise, education, health and the built and natural
environments. The Prince's concerns about developments in these fields
have been elaborated in many speeches and articles but Harmony is the
first time his philosophy has been explained.
TONY JUNIPER is an environmental campaigner and the Green Party's
General Election candidate for Cambridge. His career highlights include
five years as Executive Director of Friends of the Earth. He now works
as an independent sustainability and environment adviser. He is the
author of several bestselling books, including Saving Planet Earth (2007).
IAN SKELLY is a much-loved BBC Radio 3 presenter with a passion for
music and the arts. Before working at the BBC, he was an award-winning
travel writer for The Observer. He is also a published writer on the
arts.
