{"product_id":"petrified-joshua-wodak-9783111381732","title":"Petrified: Living During a Rupture of Life on Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rupture of life on Earth is currently unfolding. What, then, does this rupture signify, not only in terms of being alive \u003cem\u003eduring\u003c\/em\u003e such an upheaval, but also in terms of being alive \u003cem\u003eto\u003c\/em\u003e upheaval itself? \u003cem\u003ePetrified: Living During a Rupture of Life on Earth\u003c\/em\u003e offers a novel and startling comprehension of what it means to be alive both \u003cem\u003eto\u003c\/em\u003e this rupture and \u003cem\u003eduring\u003c\/em\u003e this rupture, by reframing the current human-induced ecological crisis in the context of just how volatile life on this planet actually is. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis comprehension is formulated through two transitive states: \u003cem\u003ebeing\u003c\/em\u003e petrified, which refers to the everyday sensation of being alive to the rupture; and \u003cem\u003ebecoming\u003c\/em\u003e petrified, meaning the fossilisation of species becoming extinct due to the rupture. Bringing these two states into dialogue with one another, \u003cem\u003ePetrified\u003c\/em\u003e embeds the current crisis within an expansive view of life that embraces - rather than braces for - impact. This worldview neither negates nor dismisses human culpability with regards to the rupture unfolding, but rather seeks an honest path forward into the crisis, rather than a path around or through it. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePetrified aims to provide a new worldview for a new world coming, creating a present-day fable about achieving fidelity to the vicissitudes of the cosmos. Wherein, the book asks: if desperate times call for desperate measures, how can the reply be measured against its only true correlate - the cosmos? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua Wodak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3111381730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783111381732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e de Gruyter Oldenbourg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Joshua Wodak","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46526492934399,"sku":"9783111381732","price":87.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_50cff9a4-f09d-47d1-a41a-354499899de0.jpg?v=1737556341","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/petrified-joshua-wodak-9783111381732","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}