{"product_id":"the-imaginary-wall-sonia-shah-9781635579826","title":"The Imaginary Wall: How We Lost Our Kinship with Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom an award-winning journalist, a transformative look at how we cut ourselves off from the animal world and what reclaiming our kinship might mean for us and the future of the planet.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor centuries, Western societies have been structured around an imaginary wall separating humans from all other life on earth. We have been told our unique cognitive abilities set us apart from other species, that human biology and animal biology are separate disciplines, and that humans alone create culture and make history. And yet, each of the qualities purported to prove our distinctiveness in nature have been found in other non-human species. Now, the limits of human exceptionalism have become clear, and the ideology of what's been called a \"new animism\" is emerging. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough historical analysis, personal narrative, and original reportage from inside factory farms, animal cognition labs, and Jain ashrams, \u003ci\u003eThe Imaginary Wall \u003c\/i\u003etraces this story from its inception in the 17th century to its incorporation into science, society, and our everyday lives-and how its impending collapse could revolutionize our ideas about ourselves, our fellow creatures, and our common future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sonia Shah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1635579821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635579826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d","brand":"Sonia Shah","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097294184703,"sku":"9781635579826","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-imaginary-wall-sonia-shah-9781635579826","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}