Bennett, Jane, 1957-

Vibrant matter : a political ecology of things / Jane Bennett ; designed by C. H. Westmoreland. - xxii, 176 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-170) and index (pages 171-176)

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.

9780822346197 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780822346333

2009037177


Human ecology--Political aspects
Human ecology
Human ecology--Philosophy
Environmentalism--Philosophy

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