{"product_id":"microbium-agnes-malinowska-9781685711702","title":"Microbium: The Neglected Lives of Micro-matter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMicrobium: The Neglected Lives of Micro-matter\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of small matter such as bacteria, coral, fungi, lichen, pollen, protozoa, and viruses. With short entries that are organized like a herbarium or similar specimen collection, the book is a \"microbium\"-both the term for a single microbe and a play on \"microbiome.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs such, \u003ci\u003eMicrobium\u003c\/i\u003e makes visible the often overseen but huge impact of miniscule matter on human culture and the environment. Each entry is a \"microscopic reading\" that describes the natural history and scientific discovery of a particular form of micro-matter, while also telling a story about the cultural and artistic roles it has played over the centuries. From the poetry of Emily Dickinson to the \"coralness\" of coral reefs to contemporary literature about the COVID-19 pandemic, this book places micro-matter under a cultural microscope and translates the significance of the invisible interspecies social realm to the human scale, magnifying the many ways in which micro-matter \u003ci\u003ematters\u003c\/i\u003e. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eMicrobium\u003c\/i\u003e shows the potential of micro-matter to teach us how to revitalize our political and cultural systems, habits of thought, and aesthetic or representational modes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Agnes Malinowska, Joela Jacobs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685711707\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685711702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Punctum Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.32d","brand":"Agnes Malinowska","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44522354508031,"sku":"9781685711702","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e99aef69-4fb4-4ddf-b84d-cfa985d1b637.jpg?v=1700156842","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/microbium-agnes-malinowska-9781685711702","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}