Commodifying Bodies

Commodifying Bodies
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Publisher : SAGE
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 0761940340
ISBN-13 : 9780761940340
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Book Synopsis Commodifying Bodies by : Nancy Scheper-Hughes

Download or read book Commodifying Bodies written by Nancy Scheper-Hughes and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2002-10-18 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With rapid developments in reproductive medicine, transplant ethics and bioethics, a new `ethic of parts' has emerged in which the body is increasingly seen as a commodity which can be bartered, sold or stolen. This book combines perspectives from anthropology and sociology to offer compelling new readings of the body.


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