| Gender: Nature Contributor(s): Van Der Tuin, Iris (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0028663217 ISBN-13: 9780028663210 Publisher: MacMillan Reference Library OUR PRICE: $212.56 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gender Studies - Religion | Reference - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Dewey: 304.208 |
| LCCN: 2016019364 |
| Series: MacMillan Interdisciplinary Handbooks |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 8.1" W x 10.1" (2.70 lbs) 475 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gender: Nature retraces feminist and queer engagements with biology and science in scholarship, activism, art, and everyday life. The volumeâ s 25 chapters are organized in 5 categoriesâ disciplines, fields, maps, displays, and transgressionsâ and discuss the specific questions feminists and woman scientists have asked as well as the themes they have focused on. Such themes include history, medicine and health, literature and science, rural and urban environments, nature in the laboratory and museum, food, and sexuality. Chapters are written by eminent scholars, are peer reviewed, include illustrations, and offer bibliographies to encourage further research. The volume concludes with a glossary and a comprehensive index. |
