How to be animal : a new history of what it means to be human / Melanie Challenger.
How to be animal : a new history of what it means to be human / Melanie Challenger.
How to be animal : a new history of what it means to be human / Melanie Challenger.
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Publisher
New York : Penguin Books, 2021.
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G 2021/2479
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English
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Physical content
260 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The indelible stamp -- The dream of greatness -- The civil war of the mind -- A stranger to creation -- The journey-work of the stars -- Coda : on the loveliness of being animal.
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Publisher
New York : Penguin Books, 2021.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2021.
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Summary
"A wide-ranging take on why humans have a troubled relationship with being an animal, and why we need a better one Human are the most inquisitive, emotional, imaginative, aggressive, and baffling animals on the planet. But we are also an animal that does not think it is an animal. How well do we really know ourselves? How to Be Animal tells a remar...
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How to be animal : a new history of what it means to be human / Melanie Challenger.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index.
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©2021
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G 2021/2479
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74VKaXzDgRgM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaXzDgRgM
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ISBN
0143134353
9780143134350
DDC
599.9
MMS ID
991024435429402626
