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Book SynopsisIn
Biocultural Creatures Samantha Frost brings feminist and political theory together with findings in the life sciences to create a new theory of the human that explains the mutual constitution of the body, environment, biology, and habitat, while offering new resources for responding to political and environmental crises.
Trade Review"This is a remarkable book, of interest and highly recommended to any researcher—across scientific, social science, and humanities disciplines—exploring the intersections of life sciences and politics, 'filling out the conceptual hunches' of posthumanism, or in any way intrigued by how matter matters at all levels of our creaturely experience."
-- Emily Beausoleil * Theory & Event *
"Frost’s important text is creative, profoundly suggestive, and painstakingly argued." -- Romand Coles * Theory & Event *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1. Carbon 31
2. Membranes 53
3. Proteins 77
4. Oxygen 101
5. Time 119
Conclusion 147
Notes 161
References 167
Index 183
