Organs for Sale
An Ethnographic Examination of the International Organ Trade
Seiten
2015
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1st ed. 2015
Palgrave Pivot (Verlag)
978-1-137-53984-7 (ISBN)
Palgrave Pivot (Verlag)
978-1-137-53984-7 (ISBN)
In this book, Susanne Lundin explores the murky world of organ trade. She tracks exploited farm workers in Moldova, prosecutors in Israel and surgeons in the Philippines. Utilizing unique source material she depicts a rapidly growing organ market characterized by both advanced medical technology and human trafficking.
Susanne Lundin is Professor of Ethnology at Lund University, Sweden, and affiliated to the Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), South Africa. She is author and co-author of a number essays and books, including The Golden Egg: Parenthood in the Age of Biomedicine (Guldägget, Föräldraskap I biomedicinens tid), Bodytime: On the Interaction of Body, Identity, and Society, and The Atomized Body: The Cultural Life of Stem Cells, Genes and Neurons.
Foreword Introduction: The Buyers in Sweden 1. The Sellers in Moldova 2. The Brokers in Israel 3. The Doctors in the Philippines 4. The Syndicate in South Africa Conclusion: Can the Organ Trade Be Stopped?
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.9.2015 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | VIII, 117 p. |
| Verlagsort | Basingstoke |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik | |
| Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Med. Psychologie / Soziologie | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin | |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-137-53984-4 / 1137539844 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-137-53984-7 / 9781137539847 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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