书目

Insectopedia

内容简介

ANewYorkTimesNotableBookAstunninglyoriginalexplorationofthetiesthatbindustothebeautiful,ancient,astoundinglyaccomplished,largelyunknown,andunfathomablydifferentspecieswithwhomwesharetheworld.Foraslongashumanshaveexisted,insectshavebeenourconstantcompanions.Yetwehardlyknowthem,noteventheoneswe’reclosestto:thosethateatourfood,shareourbeds,andliveinourhomes.Organizinghisbookalphabetically,HughRafflesweavestogetherbriefvignettes,meditations,andextendedessays,takingthereaderonamesmerizingexplorationofhistoryandscience,anthropologyandtravel,economics,philosophy,andpopularculture.Insectopediashowsushowinsectshavetriggeredourobsessions,stirredourpassions,andbeguiledourimaginations.,

作者简介

HughRafflesteachesanthropologyatTheNewSchool.HeistheauthorofInAmazonia:ANaturalHistory,whichreceivedtheVictorTurnerPrizeinEthnographicWriting.HisessayshaveappearedinBestAmericanEssays,Granta,andOrion.InsectopediaistherecipientofaSpecialAwardforExtendingEthnographicUnderstandingfromtheSocietyforHumanisticAnthropology.In2009,hereceivedaWhitingWriters’Award.HelivesinNewYorkCity.Visittheauthor'swebsiteat:www.insectopedia.org.,,

丛书

Vintage

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