Blood by Martin Jones (2022, Trade Paperback)

Cambridge University Press

Blood\nby Iosifina Foskolou\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Iosifina Foskolou\nTitle: Blood\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Popular science\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781009205498\nISBN-10: 1009205498\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nBlood is life, its complex composition is finely attuned to our vital needs and functions. Blood can also signify death, while ''bloody'' is a curse. Arising from the 2021 Darwin College Lectures, this volume invites leading thinkers on the subject to explore the many meanings of blood across a diverse range of disciplines. Through the eyes of artist Marc Quinn, the paradoxical nature of blood plays with the notion of self. .