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Plant Theory - by Jeffrey T Nealon (Paperback)

Plant Theory - by  Jeffrey T Nealon (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This book joins the growing philosophical literature on vegetable life to ask what changes in our present humanities debates about biopower and Animal Studies if we take plants as a linchpin for thinking about biopolitics.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This book joins the growing philosophical literature on vegetable life to ask what changes in our present humanities debates about biopower and Animal Studies if we take plants as a linchpin for thinking about biopolitics.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>In this powerful and original book, Jeffrey Nealon engages some of today's urgent problems, giving us a new perspective on both the ethical issues raised by recent work in animal studies and related disciplines and the political issues at stake in any analysis of biopower and neoliberalism.--Steven Shaviro "Wayne State University"<br><br>Ironic but mercifully not postmodern, patient and eminently readable, Jeffrey Nealon's book engages with and ultimately calls into question some of the guiding principles of animal studies. It is without question a singular contribution to recent research on biopolitics, animal studies, and the burgeoning field of 'plant theory.'--Timothy Campbell<br><br>Jeffrey Nealon's deeply thoughtful and strongly felt meditation on the meaning of life will surprise you on every page.--John McGowan<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jeffrey T. Nealon is the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English and Philosophy at Pennsylvania State University.

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