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Vibrant matter : a political ecology of things / Jane Bennett.

e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection 2010 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bennett, Jane, 1957-
Series:
e-Duke books scholarly collection.
A John Hope Franklin Center Book
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Human ecology--Political aspects.
Human ecology.
Human ecology--Philosophy.
Environmentalism--Philosophy.
Environmentalism.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Place of Publication:
Durham : Duke University Press, 2010.
Summary:
Theorizes the political agency of things and natural phenomena-such as trash, food, weather, and electricity-to examine how non-human elements exert force on human politics and social relations.
Contents:
The force of things
The agency of assemblages
Edible matter
A life of metal
Neither vitalism nor mechanism
Stem cells and the culture of life
Political ecologies
Vitality and self-interest.
Notes:
Description based on print version record
Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-170) and index.
ISBN:
9786613036209
9781283036207
1283036207
9780822391623
0822391627
OCLC:
1142517408

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