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Intertwined histories : plants in their social contexts /
"How do we understand the boundaries of individual creatures? What are the systems of interdependency that bind all living creatures together? Plants were among thefirst to colonize the planet. They created the soil and the atmosphere that made life possible for animals. They are some of the la...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Calgary, Alberta :
The University of Calgary Press,
2019.
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| Colección: | Calgary Institute for the Humanities series ;
no. 3. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "How do we understand the boundaries of individual creatures? What are the systems of interdependency that bind all living creatures together? Plants were among thefirst to colonize the planet. They created the soil and the atmosphere that made life possible for animals. They are some of the largest and oldest life forms on Earth. In spite of their primacy, Western cultures have traditionally regarded plants as the lowest life forms, lacking mobility, sensation, and communication. But recent research argues that plants move and respond to their environment, communicate with each other, and form partnerships with other species. Art, poetry, and essays by cultural anthropologists, experimental plant biologists, philosophers, botanists and foresters expose the complex interactions of the vibrant living world around us and give us a lens through which we can explore our intertwined histories."-- |
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| Notas: | This book has its origins in the Calgary Institute for the Humanities' 38th Annual Community Seminar, which took place in May 2018. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781773850917 1773850911 177385092X 9781773850931 1773850938 9781773850948 1773850946 9781773850924 1773850903 9781773850900 |
| ISSN: | 2560-6891 ; |