Ant

(Paperback)

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This book examines ants in these and many other such guises, and in so doing opens up broader issues about the history of science and humans' relations with the natural world. It will be of interest to anyone who likes natural history or cultural studies, or who has ever rushed out and bought a can of "Raid"TM.

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'[Charlotte Sleigh's] stylish, engaging and informative study deserves to win new members for the ant fan club.' - The Times 'Sleigh begins with an overview of what myrmecologists believe today. But it's the various fears, fascinations and prejudices of laypersons with which Sleigh is concerned for the bulk of this very readable book.' - Independent on Sunday 'Even more impressive is Charlotte Sleigh's Ant, which makes clear how moralised interpretations of ant society have supported "Victorian platitudes, socialist utopias and Nazi eugenics". Ant imagery has featured in debates about colonialism, slavery and immigration.' - The Independent

Author Bio

Charlotte Sleigh is Lecturer in the School of History at the University of Kent.