The Life of Lines

by Tim Ingold

Book Overview

To live, every being must put out a line, and in life these lines tangle with one another. This book is a study of the life of lines. Following on from Tim Ingold's groundbreaking work Lines: A Brief History, it offers a wholly original series of meditations on life, ground, weather, walking, imagination and what it means to be human.

In the first part, Ingold argues that a world of life is woven from knots, and not built from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415576865
• ISBN13: 9780415576864
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"