Magnet. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Eva Barbarossa.
• Authors: Barbarossa, Eva
• Contents: Prologue In which I eat hundreds of magnets.1. Birth In which humans find a stone with magical properties. 2. Earth In which we discover we live on an ancient magnet. 3. Home In which we use magnets to find our way. 4. Alignment In which man and beast align to the magnetic fields. 5. North In which we hunt for polar magnets. 6. Health In which we believe magnets harm and heal. 7. Transcendence In which magnetic fluids provide hope. 8. Tricks In which we use magnets to make trouble. 9. Toys In which we find magnets for play and pedagogy. 10. Technology In which everything needs a magnet. Afterword In which I do not eat more magnets.AcknowledgementsSelected sourcesNotesIndex.
• Publisher Details: New York : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (136 pages)
• Subjects: Cultural studies; Philosophy: aesthetics; Metals technology / metallurgy; Social Science -- Anthropology -- Cultural; Philosophy -- Aesthetics; Literary Criticism -- Semiotics & Theory; Literary theory
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781501348761; 1501348760
• Related ISBNs: 9781501348754
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.