What It Means To Be Human by Joanna Bourke
Fiercely intelligent, always provocative, Joanna Bourke turns to the subject of the human animal
Bourke's critique of the concept of human rights opens an important debate on a complacent ideal -- Philip Ball * Observer *
Provocative, exhilarating. . Bourke's intelligence is sharp, her language lively, and the cultural images striking -- Iain Finlayson * The Times *
What it Means to be Human ingeniously subverts assumptions of a clear-cut notion of "humanity". Bourke successfully undermines any complacency about absolute distinctions . . . Bourke deserves congratulations for bravely going where many historians would fear to tread. She also deserves many readers prepared to engage critically with the important issues raised by her quest to deconstruct "being human" -- Sheila Rowbotham * Times Higher Education Supplement *
Provocative, exhilarating. . Bourke's intelligence is sharp, her language lively, and the cultural images striking -- Iain Finlayson * The Times *
What it Means to be Human ingeniously subverts assumptions of a clear-cut notion of "humanity". Bourke successfully undermines any complacency about absolute distinctions . . . Bourke deserves congratulations for bravely going where many historians would fear to tread. She also deserves many readers prepared to engage critically with the important issues raised by her quest to deconstruct "being human" -- Sheila Rowbotham * Times Higher Education Supplement *
Joanna Bourke is a professor of history at Birkbeck College in London. Her book An Intimate History of Killing received critical acclaim, winning the Wolfson History Prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844086450 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844086453 |
| Title | What It Means To Be Human |
| Author | Joanna Bourke |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2013-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
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