Ghost Stories for Darwin : The Science of Variation and the Politics of Diversity.
by
Subramaniam, Banu.
Title
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Ghost Stories for Darwin : The Science of Variation and the Politics of Diversity.
Author
:
Subramaniam, Banu.
ISBN
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9780252096594
Personal Author
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Subramaniam, Banu.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (297 pages)
Contents
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Title Page -- Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface. The Red Queen Runneth: On Interdisciplinarity -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Interdisciplinary Hauntings: The Ghostly World of Naturecultures -- Part I. Genealogies of Variation: The Case of Morning Glory Flowers -- 1. Thigmatropic Tales: On the Politics and Social Lives of Morning Glories -- 2. A Genealogy of Variation: The Enduring Debate on Human Differences -- 3. Singing the Morning Glory Blues: A Fictional Science -- Part II. Geographies of Variation: The Case of Invasion Biology -- 4. Alien Nation: A Recent Biography -- 5. My Experiments with Truth: Studying the Biology of Invasions -- 6. Aliens of the World Unite!: A Meditation on Belonging in a Multispecies World -- Part III. Biographies of Variation: The Case of Women in the Sciences -- 7. Through the Prism of Objectivity: Dispersions of Identity, Culture, Science -- 8. Resistance Is Futile! You Will Be Assimilated: Gender and the Making of Scientists -- 9. The Emperor's New Clothes: Revisiting the Question of Women in the Sciences -- Conclusion. New Cartographies of Variation: The Future of Feminist Science Studies -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Abstract
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A wide-ranging meditation on differences and diversity in the sciences.
Local Note
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Subject Term
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Women''s studies.
Genre
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Electronic books.
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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IYTE Library | E-Book | 1328917-1001 | HQ1180 -- .S837 2014 EB | Ebrary E-Books |