Bibliograph

Natural causes, life, death and the illusion of control, Barbara Ehrenreich

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Natural causes, life, death and the illusion of control, Barbara Ehrenreich

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Natural causes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Barbara Ehrenreich

Sub title

life, death and the illusion of control

Summary

We tend to believe we have agency over our bodies, our minds and even our deaths. Yet emerging science challenges our assumptions of mastery: at the microscopic level, the cells in our bodies facilitate tumours and attack other cells, with life-threatening consequences. In this revelatory book, Barbara Ehrenreich argues that our bodies are a battleground over which we have little control, and lays bare the cultural charades that shield us from this knowledge. Challenging everything we think we know about life and death, she also offers hope - that we find our place in a natural world teeming with animation and endless possibility

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