Dirt: The Filthy Reality of Everyday Life

by Richard Henry Horne, Rose George, Virginia Smith

Our relationship with dirt is complex and ambivalent. Dirt is waste, excrement, rubbish, bacteria--but what then is soil, where crops grow, and to which our bodies eventually return? Dirt may pose significant risks to our health, but it is also vital to our existence. Lavishly illustrated, this exciting and often startling book is a provocative introduction to a vast and complex subject. Five writers and a graphic novelist pursue different themes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184668479X
• ISBN13: 9781846684791
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Ips - Profile Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 9.0"