The Second Body

Fiction & Literature, Essays & Letters, Essays, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Health & Well Being, Medical
Cover of the book The Second Body by Daisy Hildyard, Fitzcarraldo Editions
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Daisy Hildyard ISBN: 9781910695487
Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions Publication: November 6, 2017
Imprint: Fitzcarraldo Editions Language: English
Author: Daisy Hildyard
ISBN: 9781910695487
Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions
Publication: November 6, 2017
Imprint: Fitzcarraldo Editions
Language: English

Every living thing has two bodies. To be an animal is to be in possession of a physical body, a body which can eat, drink and sleep; it is also to be embedded in a worldwide network of ecosystems. When every human body has an uncanny global presence, how do we live with ourselves? In this timely and elegant essay, Daisy Hildyard captures the second body by exploring how the human is part of animal life. She meets Richard, a butcher in Yorkshire, and sees pigs turned into boiled ham; and Gina, an environmental criminologist, who tells her about leopards and silver foxes kept as pets in luxury apartments. She speaks to Luis, a biologist, about the origin of life; and talks to Nadezhda about fungi in an effort to understand how we define animal life. Eventually, her second body comes to visit her first body when the river flooded her home last year. The Second Body is a brilliantly lucid account of the dissolving boundaries between all life on earth.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Every living thing has two bodies. To be an animal is to be in possession of a physical body, a body which can eat, drink and sleep; it is also to be embedded in a worldwide network of ecosystems. When every human body has an uncanny global presence, how do we live with ourselves? In this timely and elegant essay, Daisy Hildyard captures the second body by exploring how the human is part of animal life. She meets Richard, a butcher in Yorkshire, and sees pigs turned into boiled ham; and Gina, an environmental criminologist, who tells her about leopards and silver foxes kept as pets in luxury apartments. She speaks to Luis, a biologist, about the origin of life; and talks to Nadezhda about fungi in an effort to understand how we define animal life. Eventually, her second body comes to visit her first body when the river flooded her home last year. The Second Body is a brilliantly lucid account of the dissolving boundaries between all life on earth.

More books from Medical

Cover of the book 7 Secrets For Fast,Lasting Weight Loss by Daisy Hildyard
Cover of the book Prominent Feature Extraction for Sentiment Analysis by Daisy Hildyard
Cover of the book Clinical Procedures in Veterinary Nursing - E-Book by Daisy Hildyard
Cover of the book New Ways in Management Training by Daisy Hildyard
Cover of the book Assisting Our Aging Parents and Patients: A Roadmap to an Undiscovered Country, 2nd Edition by Daisy Hildyard
Cover of the book Forensic Medicine by Daisy Hildyard
Cover of the book Clinical Examination by Daisy Hildyard
Cover of the book Endocrinology, Diabetes & Inborn Errors of Metabolism by Daisy Hildyard
Cover of the book Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy for People with Cerebral Palsy: A Problem-Based Approach to Assessment and Management by Daisy Hildyard
Cover of the book A Critical Examination of Ethics in Health Care and Biomedical Research by Daisy Hildyard
Cover of the book Material Parameter Identification and Inverse Problems in Soft Tissue Biomechanics by Daisy Hildyard
Cover of the book Social Work and the Law by Daisy Hildyard
Cover of the book Immunosenescence by Daisy Hildyard
Cover of the book Oxford Handbook of Cardiac Nursing by Daisy Hildyard
Cover of the book Youth Offending in Transition by Daisy Hildyard
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy