Strange harvest
organ transplants, denatured bodies, and the transformed self
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Author
Publication
2006 - University of California Press, Berkeley, California
Language
English
Word Count
81,000 words, Guess
Page Count
324 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3416588M
- ISBN-100520247841
- OCLC Control Number62282288
- OCLC Control Numberstrangeharvestor00shar
- Library of Congress Control Number2005032838
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- Goodreads2264850
- LibraryThing2123820
Classifications
- DDC306.4/61
- LCCRD120.7 .S49 2006
Description
Strange Harvest illuminates the wondrous yet disquieting medical realm of organ transplantation by drawing on the voices of those most deeply involved: transplant recipients, clinical specialists, and the surviving kin of deceased organ donors. In this rich and deeply engaging ethnographic study, anthropologist Lesley Sharp explores how these parties think about death, loss, and mourning, especially in light of medical taboos surrounding donor anonymity. As Sharp argues, new forms of embodied intimacy arise in response, and the riveting insights gleaned from her interviews, observations, and d
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