What animals teach us about politics / Brian Massumi.

Main entry:

Massumi, Brian. author.

Title & Author:

What animals teach us about politics / Brian Massumi.

Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, [2014]
©2014

Description:

137 pages ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-123) and index.
What animals teach us about politics -- Supplements: To write like a rat flicks its tail ; The zoo-ology of play ; Six theses on the animal to be avoided.

Summary:

In this volume, Brian Massumi takes up the question of 'the animal.' By treating the human as animal, he develops a concept of an animal politics. His is not a human politics of the animal, but an integrally animal politics, freed from connotations of the 'primitive' state of nature and the accompanying presuppositions about instinct permeating modern thought. Massumi integrates notions marginalized by the dominant currents in evolutionary biology, animal behaviour, and philosophy - notions such as play, sympathy, and creativity - into the concept of nature.

ISBN:

9780822357728 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0822357720 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780822358008 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
082235800X (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Social behavior in animals.
Political science.
Human-animal relationships.
Play.
Comportement social chez les animaux.
Relations humain-animal.
Jeu.
play (recreation)
Science.
Politische Wissenschaft
Spiel
Tiere
Djur och människor.
Etologi.

Form/genre:

Drama.
Théâtre.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 301008
Call No.: BIB 247233
Status: Available

Actions:

Add to folder

Request these items

Email this list to yourself (or someone else)

Your folder is empty.

Please complete this form to make a request for consultation. A copy of this list will also be forwarded to you.

Your contact information

First name:

Last name:

Email:

Phone number:

Notes (optional):

We will contact you to set up an appointment. Please keep in mind that your consultation date will be based on the type of material you wish to study. To prepare your visit, we'll need:

— At least 2 weeks for primary sources (prints and drawings, photographs, archival documents, etc.)
— At least 48 hours for secondary sources (books, periodicals, vertical files, etc.)

Back to list

Submit