Bodily Natures: Science, Environment, and the Material Self

by Stacy Alaimo

How do we understand the agency and significance of material forces and their interface with human bodies? What does it mean to be human in these times, with bodies that are inextricably interconnected with our physical world? Bodily Natures considers these questions by grappling with powerful and pervasive material forces and their increasingly harmful effects on the human body. Drawing on feminist theory, environmental studies, and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253222400
• ISBN13: 9780253222404
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher