{"product_id":"insectopedia-paperback","title":"Insectopedia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHugh Raffles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA stunningly original exploration of the ties that bind us to the beautiful, ancient, astoundingly accomplished, largely unknown, and unfathomably different species with whom we share the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor as long as humans have existed, insects have been our constant companions. Yet we hardly know them, not even the ones we're closest to: those that eat our food, share our beds, and live in our homes. Organizing his book alphabetically, Hugh Raffles weaves together brief vignettes, meditations, and extended essays, taking the reader on a mesmerizing exploration of history and science, anthropology and travel, economics, philosophy, and popular culture. \u003ci\u003eInsectopedia \u003c\/i\u003eshows us how insects have triggered our obsessions, stirred our passions, and beguiled our imaginations.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHugh Raffles teaches anthropology at The New School. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn Amazonia: A Natural History, \u003c\/i\u003e which received the Victor Turner Prize in Ethnographic Writing. His essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays, Granta, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOrion\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eInsectopedia\u003c\/i\u003e is the recipient of a Special Award for Extending Ethnographic Understanding from the Society for Humanistic Anthropology. In 2009, he received a Whiting Writers' Award. He lives in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVisit the author's website at: www.insectopedia.org.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 7.98 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45434633781292,"sku":"9781400096961","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/aEUxT2RQV3RudS8zaTZKOU9OQ0dxZz09.webp?v=1775440009","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/insectopedia-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}