9781742234137 - Blood: the Stuff of Life by Hill, Lawrence (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Australian. 372 pp. Very light general and edgewear to illustrated covers. Faint yellowing to edges of text block. Internally as new. Originally published in Canada as part of the Massey Lecture Series. "Chock full of fascinating statistics, anecdotes and arguments about blood, and ranges in topics from embryonic stem cell research and doping in sports, to the Holocaust and the search for ancestors. It's entertaining, shocking, and informative." -- Vancouver Sun. Size: 12mo.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. This is the first Australian edition. Size: Small Octavo. 372 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages are lightly toned throughout. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Very minimal markings. Book never shelved. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post. Blood runs red through every person's arteries and fulfills the same functions in every human being. The study of blood has advanced our understanding of biology and improved medical treatments, but its cultural and social representations have divided us perennially. Blood pulses through religion, literature, and the visual arts. Every time it pools or spills, we learn a little more about what brings human beings together and what pulls us apart. For centuries, perceptions of difference in our blood have separated people on the basis of gender, race, class, and nation. Ideas about blood purity have spawned rules about who gets to belong to a family or cultural group, who enjoys the rights of citizenship and nationality, what privileges one can expect to be granted or denied, whether you inherit poverty or the right to rule over the masses, what constitutes fair play in sport, and what defines a person's identity. Blood: The Stuff of Life is a bold meditation on blood as an historical and contemporary marker of identity, belonging, gender, race, class, citizenship, athletic superiority, and nationhood. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Science & Technology; Biology; Canada; Modern; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781742234137. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10165.