From the author of the acclaimed insectopedia comes a powerful exploration of history, loss, and the absences that permeate the present when his two sisters died suddenly within a few weeks of each other, hugh raffles reached for rocks, stones, and other seemingly solid objects as anchors in a world unmoored, ways to make sense of these events through stories. Hugh raffles teaches anthropology at the new school. Onetime ucsc professor hugh raffles has written a book that is as beautiful as it is informative. His essays have been published in best american essays, granta, and orion. Buy the paperback book insectopedia by hugh raffles at indigo.
For as long as humans have been here, insects have been here. In 2010, insectopedia was the winner of the 2011 orion book award and received a special award from the society for humanistic anthropology. Organizing his book alphabetically with one entry for each letter, weaving together brief vignettes, meditations, and. This is both hugh raffless epigraph and the last line of his miraculous book insectopedia, as inventive and wide ranging and. Im just starting research on a book about rocks and stones exploring situations in. Organizing his book alphabetically, hugh raffles weaves together brief vignettes, meditations, and extended essays, taking the reader on a mesmerizing exploration of history and science, anthropology and travel, economics, philosophy, and popular culture. It is a major contribution to the literature in every sense of the region, to the history and sociology of science, and to anthropology in general. Im just starting research on a book about rocks and stones exploring situations in which inanimate things are anything but. The minuscule, a narrow gate, opens up an entire world. Organized alphabetically with one entry for each letter, weaving together brief vignettes, meditations, and extended essays, insectopedia travels through history and science, anthropology and travel, economics, philosophy, and popular culture to show how insects have triggered our obsessions, stirred our passions, and beguiled our imaginations. Click to read more about insectopedia by hugh raffles. May 02, 2010 hugh raffless beautifully written insectopedia part reference, part narrative and wholly engrossing begins with an evocative image.
Dec 03, 2010 hugh raffles has a wonderful site on this book at insectopedia. Jan 01, 2010 and just because hugh raffles title, insectopedia, sounds a little like a bug encyclopedia, it likewise doesnt mean that im going to like, or even read, everything in it. And it is this that makes hugh raffles insectopedia refreshing to read, as the associations he makes with insects are always surprising. Insectopedia is the recipient of a special award for extending ethnographic understanding from the society for humanistic anthropology. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Raffles implores us to begin to see the small world of insects. Austin chronicle the most readable book ever written about insects. But the essays are not at all encyclopedic in style, nor is the insectopedia by. When his two sisters died suddenly within a few weeks of each other, hugh raffles reached for rocks, stones, and other seemingly solid objects as anchors in a world unmoored, ways to make sense of these events through stories far larger than his own. Buy insectopedia book online at low prices in india. Insectopedia is an exploration of the stunning, ancient, successful, astoundingly accomplished, largely unknown, and unfathomably different species with which we share this world. Insectopedia by hugh raffles short version youtube. Hugh raffles has a wonderful site on this book at insectopedia.
Hugh raffles is professor of anthropology at the new school for social research and director of the graduate institute for design, ethnography and social thought gidest. The book of unconformities by hugh raffles overdrive. Mar 01, 2010 organizing his book alphabetically with one entry for each letter, weaving together brief vignettes, meditations, and extended essays, hugh raffles embarks on a mesmerizing exploration of history. Insectopedia makes us see the world differently perhaps the most one can hope for from a book.
Page 99 of insectopedia comes midway through a chapter about cricketfighting in shanghai. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He is an anthropologist so he brings to the table the point of view of one well acquainted with the details of human culture. Hugh raffles is the author of insectopedia a new york times notable book and winner of the orion book award and the ludwik fleck prize of the society for social studies of science and in amazonia winner of the victor turner prize in ethnographic writing. Buy insectopedia vintage reprint by raffles, hugh isbn. Insectopedia opens up a can of worms and its doubtful they can be herded back in. Hugh is completing his new book, an anthropology of elemental things that draws on fieldwork primarily in northern. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Mar 22, 2011 insectopedia is a series of essays by an anthropologist about how we know and about what raffles considers errors in our beliefs about ourselves.
Written as a series of essays that can easily stand alone, the stories presented are often unique and memorable. Organizing his book alphabetically, with one entry for each letter, weaving together brief vignettes, meditations, and extended essays, hugh raffles uses the prism of history and science, anthropology and travel, economics and popular culture to show how insects have triggered our obsessions, stirred our fears, and beguiled our imaginations. Insectopedia by hugh raffles 2010, hardcover for sale. Anthropologist hugh raffles set out to write an anecdotal encyclopedia of insects. Raffles takes the totally different worlds of insects, at times describing them in detail, then contrasts that with the worlds of we humans. Insectopedia by hugh raffles overdrive rakuten overdrive. Hugh raffles books list of books by author hugh raffles. A natural history, which received the victor turner prize in ethnographic writing. But gosh, what i did read and liked is more than enough to recommend this book to any serious nonfiction reader. His essays have appeared in best american essays, granta, and orion. Buy a cheap copy of the illustrated insectopedia book by hugh raffles. And just because hugh raffles title, insectopedia, sounds a little like a bug encyclopedia, it likewise doesnt mean that im going to like, or even read, everything in it.
Hughs essays have appeared in a wide variety of venues, including granta, public culture, cultural anthropology, the new york times, cabinet, and orion. Santa cruz sentinel lucid and often beautifully constructed prose. A new york times notable book a stunningly original exploration of the ties that bind us to the beautiful, ancient, asto. Mar 22, 2011 insectopedia by hugh raffles, 9781400096961, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. It is a major contribution to the literature in every sense of the region, to the history and sociology of. His work is a sustained ethnographic exploration of relations between humans, animals, and things. Rather, we begin with aair, bbeauty, and cchernobyl. Publication date 2010 topics insects, humananimal relationships publisher pantheon books. Insectopedia has one essay for each of the 26 letters of the alphabet, only loosely if at all connected.
Insectopedia is a series of essays by an anthropologist about how we know and about what raffles considers errors in our beliefs about ourselves. Insectopediashows us how insects have triggered our obsessions, stirred our passions, and. Enter your email address below and we will send you your username. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. He applied the page 99 test to his new book, insectopedia, and reported the following.
Organizing his book alphabetically with one entry for each letter, weaving together brief vignettes, meditations, and extended essays, hugh raffles embarks on a. What may look like an inconsequential flaw on a minute beetles abdomen suddenly speaks volumes about the effect that unchecked radiation has on living things. Insectopedia by hugh raffles, 9781400096961, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Hugh raffles is associate professor of anthropology at the university of california, santa cruz. Mar 16, 2010 the minuscule, a narrow gate, opens up an entire world.
Jul 02, 2010 organizing his book alphabetically, hugh raffles weaves together brief vignettes, meditations, and extended essays, taking the reader on a mesmerizing exploration of history and science, anthropology and travel, economics, philosophy, and popular culture. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading insectopedia. Intimate, az insight on bugs anthropology professor hugh raffles new book takes close look at freaky, baffling, beautiful world of insects. Hugh raffles reads from insectopedia bookshop santa cruz. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read insectopedia. Without question this is the best book about the amazon i have read in many years. Hugh raffles s beautifully written insectopedia part reference, part narrative and wholly engrossing begins with an evocative image.
He is the author, most recently, of insectopedia pantheon, 2010, a new york times notable book, and was a recipient of a 2010 whiting writers award. Please do not assign your class to post book reports on bookbrowse. Hugh raffles approaches the subject of humanarthropod interaction from a unique point of view. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. On my website is how to find this book on amazon if you care to purchase it. Insects for as long as humans have been here, insects have been here. Hugh raffless beautifully written insectopedia part reference, part narrative and wholly engrossing begins with an evocative image. Organizing his book alphabetically, hugh raffles weaves together brief vignettes, meditations, and extended essays, taking the reader on a mesmerizing exploration of history and science, anthropology and travel, economics, philosophy, and popular. From the author of the acclaimed insectopedia comes a powerful exploration of history, loss, and the absences that permeate the present. Read insectopedia by hugh raffles available from rakuten kobo.
1064 307 819 1262 859 1390 1252 440 910 1453 1213 1032 1140 772 290 415 1082 622 892 313 98 778 468 1423 22 746 1060 864 924 3 1224 1047 1302 667 1320 374 1316 786 33 28 1041