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On Immunity: An Inoculation

Paperback • 2015 • 1. edition

On Immunity: An Inoculation

By Eula Biss

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About the book

In this bold, fascinating book, Eula Biss addresses a chronic condition of fear - fear of the government, the medical establishment, and what may be in your children's air, food, mattresses, medicines, and vaccines. Reflecting on her own experience as a new mother, Biss investigates the metaphors and myths surrounding our conception of immunity and its implications for the individual and the social body. She extends a conversation with other mothers to meditations on Voltaire's Candide, Bram Sto...Show more

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ISBN

9780992974749

Publisher

Fitzcarraldo Editions

Published year

2015

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1

Original title

On Immunity: An Inoculation

Format

Paperback

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