{"product_id":"rome-michel-serres-9781472590152","title":"Rome: The First Book of Foundations","description":"Michel Serres first book in his 'foundations trilogy' is all about beginnings. The beginning of Rome but also about the beginning of society, knowledge and culture. \u003ci\u003eRome\u003c\/i\u003eis an examination of the very foundations upon which contemporary society has been built.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith characteristic breadth and lyricism, Serres leads the reader on a journey from a meditation the roots of scientific knowledge to set theory and aesthetics. He explores the themes of violence, murder, sacrifice and hospitality in order to urge us to avoid the repetitive violence of founding. \u003ci\u003eRome\u003c\/i\u003ealso provides an alternative and creative reading of Livy's \u003ci\u003eAb urbe condita\u003c\/i\u003ewhich sheds light on the problems of history, repetition and imitation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in English in 1991, re-translated and introduced in this new edition, Michel Serres' \u003ci\u003eRome\u003c\/i\u003e is a contemporary classic which shows us how we came to live the way we do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michel Serres\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472590155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472590152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Michel Serres","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43989870706943,"sku":"9781472590152","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9872b4e0-d142-4718-bf66-9aa95b7f5f6b.jpg?v=1683301816","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rome-michel-serres-9781472590152","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}