Assignment task:
Foundations - provide the reader context for the book you have selected. Who is the author or lead editor? What field do/did they work in and what kind of training do they have? Are they considered an expert in the field? Why or why not? Also, provide context regarding the time when the book was published, for example 50 years ago, a decade ago, last year. What were/are the major environmental concerns of the time that are addressed in the book?
The book selection is Kaebnick, G.E. (Ed.). (2011). The ideal of nature: Debates about biotechnology and the environment. Johns Hopkins University Press.