Blood : the stuff of life / Lawrence Hill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hill, Lawrence, 1957- author.

Series:

Massey lectures series

CBC Massey lectures series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blood--Social aspects.

Blood.

Individuality.

Race relations.

Ethnic relations.

Ethnicity.

Human evolution.

Social evolution.

Physical Description:

372 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, ON : House of Anansi Press, 2013.

Summary:

Offers a provocative examination of the scientific and social history of blood, and on the ways that it unites and divides us today. Blood runs red through every person's arteries, and fulfills the same functions in every human being. However, as much as the study and use of blood has helped advance our understanding of human biology, its cultural and social representations have divided us perennially. Blood pulses through religions, literature, and the visual arts, and every time it pools or spills, we learn a little more about what brings human beings together and what divides them. Is a fascinating historical and contemporary interpretation of blood, as a bold and enduring determinant of identity, race, culture, citizenship, belonging, privilege, deprivation, athletic superiority, and nationhood. -- Amazon.com

Contents:

Go careful with that blood of mine: blood counts

We want it safe and we want it clean: blood, truth, and honour

Comes by it honestly: Blood and belonging

From humans to cockroaches: blood in the veins of power and spectacle

Of presidential mistresses, Holocaust survivors, and long-lost ancestors: secrets in our blood.

Notes:

Covers of the Canadian and American editions differ slightly.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-352) and index.

Other Format:

Hill, Lawrence, 1957- Blood.

ISBN:

9781770893221

1770893229

9781770893238

1770893237

OCLC:

827974376