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Posthuman

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ISBN-10: 074564158X

ISBN-13: 9780745641584

Edition: 2013

Authors: Rosi Braidotti

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This book offers an original and accessible introduction to the contemporary debates on the notion of the posthuman. It develops two lines of argument. First, contemporary market economies profit from the control and commodification of all forms of life. lsquo;Second Life′, genetically modified food, advanced prosthetics, robotics and reproductive technologies are familiar facets of our globally linked and technologically mediated societies. This high degree of bio-technological development results in hybridization, erasing categorical distinctions between the human and other species, seeds, plants, animals and machines. The dislocations produced by posthuman cultures therefore make…    
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Book details

List price: $30.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 4/19/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 180
Size: 5.40" wide x 8.20" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Post-Humanism: Life beyond the Self
Post-Anthropocentrism: Life beyond the Species
The Inhuman: Life beyond Death
Posthuman Humanities: Life beyond Theory
Conclusion
References
Index