{"product_id":"the-parasite-9780816648818","title":"The Parasite","description":"\u003cp\u003eInfluential philosopher Michel Serres's foundational work uses fable to explore how human relations are identical to that of the parasite to the host body. Among Serres's arguments is that by being pests, minor groups can become major players in public dialogue--creating diversity and complexity vital to human life and thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichel Serres is professor in history of science at the Sorbonne, professor of Romance languages at Stanford University, and author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eGenesis.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLawrence R. Schehr is professor of French at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCary Wolfe is Bruce and Elizabeth Dunlevie Professor of English at Rice University. His books include \u003ci\u003eZoontologies: The Question of the Animal \u003c\/i\u003e(Minnesota, 2003). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816648818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.60w x 0.69d","brand":"Michel Serres","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36644701438108,"sku":"9780816648818","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_052ac5db-90c8-4cdf-9d9f-d893a02f172b.jpg?v=1603859255","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-parasite-9780816648818","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}