Flight Ways: Life and Loss at the Edge of Extinction

(Part of the Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science, and Law Series)

by Thom van Dooren

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A leading figure in the emerging field of extinction studies, Thom van Dooren puts philosophy into conversation with the natural sciences and his ethnographic encounters to vivify the cultural and ethical significance of modern-day extinctions. Unlike other meditations on the subject, Flight Ways incorporates the particularities of real animals and their worlds, drawing philosophers, natural scientists, and general readers into the experience of living...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0231166184

ISBN13:9780231166188

Release Date:June 2014

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Flight Ways: Life and Loss at the Edge of Extinction

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