Being and Swine: The End of Nature (As We Knew It)

In Fahim Amirs book, "Being and Swine," animals are recast as vigilantes, agitators, and public enemies, challenging traditional notions of nature and human domination. With a deep optimism and fresh reading of Marxist, post-colonial, and feminist theory, the book argues that animals can be recast as heroes of resistance.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 192 pages
\n Publication date: 01 February 2021
\n Publisher: Between the Lines
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Wherever pigeons gather, resistance follows. Forget everything you think you know about nature. In his award-winning book, Fahim Amir takes pure delight in posing unexpected questions: Are animals victims of human domination, or heroes of resistance? Is nature pristine and defenseless, or sentient and devious? Is being human truly a prerequisite for being political?

In a world where birds on Viagra punch above their weight and termites hijack the heating systems of major cities, animals can be recast as vigilantes, agitators, and public enemies in their own right. Under Amir's magic spell, pigs transform from slaughterhouse innocents into rioting revolutionaries, pigeons from urban pests into unruly militants, and honeybees from virtuous fuzzballs into shameless centrefold models for eco-capitalism. As paws, claws, talons, and hooves seize the means of production, Being and Swine spirals higher and higher into a heady thesis that becomes more convincing by the minute.

At the heart of Amir's writing is a deep optimism and a bracingly fresh reading of Marxist, post-colonial, and feminist theory, building upon the radical scholarship of Donna J. Haraway and others. Contrarian, whip-smart, and wildly innovative, no other book will laugh at your convictions quite like this one.

\n Weight: 182g\n
Dimension: 164 x 251 x 17 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781771134811\n \n