On Immunity: An Inoculation (Paperback)

In this bold, fascinating book, Eula Biss addresses a chronic condition of fear - fear of the government, the medical establishment, and what may be in your children's air, food, mattresses, medicines, and vaccines. Reflecting on her own experience as a new mother, Biss investigates the metaphors and myths surrounding our conception of immunity and its implications for the individual and the social body. She extends a conversation with other mothers to meditations on Voltaire's Candide , Bram Stoker's Dracula, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, Susan Sontag's AIDS and Its Metaphors, and beyond. On Immunity is an inoculation against our fear and a moving account of how we are all interconnected - our bodies and our fates.

General

Imprint:	Fitzcarraldo Editions
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2015
First published:	2014
Authors:	Eula Biss
Dimensions:	197 x 126 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	169
ISBN-13:	978-0-9929747-4-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Promotions
LSN:	0-9929747-4-7
Barcode:	9780992974749

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