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Podcast: New Books in Environmental Studies
Episode: Nora Bateson. "Small Arcs of Larger Circles: Framing Through Other Patterns" (Triarchy Press, 2016)
Description: âTo be a participant in a complex system is to desire to be both lost and found in the interrelationships between people, nature and ideas.âNora Bateson writes these words in the first chapter of her 2016 book Small Arcs of Larger Circles: Framing Through Other Patterns (Triarchy Press, 2016). It is hard to put this thoughtful anthology into a single, neat category. And thatâs the beauty of it. Not your typical Systems book, Small Arcs of Larger Circles combines lectures and essays, with personal stories, inspired reflections and original poemsâcrafting a story of systems from Batesonâs unique perspe...