Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments xxi
5. 1. The Force of Things 1
6. 2. The Agency of Assemblages 20
7. 3. Edible Matter 39
8. 4. A Life of Metal 52
9. 5. Neither Vitalism nor Mechanism 62
10. 6. Stem Cells and the Culture of Life 82
11. 7. Political Ecologies 94
12. 8. Vitality and Self-interest 110
13. Notes 123
14. Bibliography 157
15. Index 171