Buzz: Urban Beekeeping and the Power of the Bee

by Mary Kosut and Lisa Jean Moore

Book Overview

Winner, 2014 Distinguished Scholarship Award presented by the Animals & Society section of the American Sociological Association

Bees are essential for human survival--one-third of all food on American dining tables depends on the labor of bees. Beyond pollination, the very idea of the bee is ubiquitous in our culture: we can feel buzzed; we can create buzz; we have worker bees, drones, and Queen bees; we establish collectives and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147982738X
• ISBN13: 9781479827381
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"