ISBN:
9780822360520
,
0822360527
,
9780822360674
,
0822360675
Language:
English
Pages:
xiv, 316 pages
,
illustrations
,
24 cm
DDC:
617.4/610592
Keywords:
Kidneys Transplantation
;
Organ donors
;
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc Social aspects
;
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc Moral and ethical aspects
Abstract:
Living organ donation, bioavailability, and ethical domesticity -- Cadaveric organ donation, biounavailability, and slippery states -- Being worthy of transplant, embodying transplant's worth -- The unsung story of posttransplant life -- Gifts, commodities, and analytic icons in the anthropological lives of organs -- Scientists, saints, and monsters in transplant medicine
Description / Table of Contents:
Living organ donation, bioavailability, and ethical domesticityCadaveric organ donation, biounavailability, and slippery states -- Being worthy of transplant, embodying transplant's worth -- The unsung story of posttransplant life -- Gifts, commodities, and analytic icons in the anthropological lives of organs -- Scientists, saints, and monsters in transplant medicine.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-305) and index
Permalink
