Vibrant matter : a political ecology of things /

Bennett, Jane, 1957-

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

Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-170) and index.

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.

9780822346333 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780822346197 (cloth : alk. paper)

2009037177


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

GF21 / .B465 2010

304.2 BEN / 017616