The Politics of Life Itself
Biomedicine, Power, and Subjectivity in the Twenty-First Century
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Author
Contributions
- Ebooks Corporation - Contributor
Publication
2006 - Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey
Language
English
Word Count
92,000 words, Guess
Page Count
368 pages
Physical Format
Electronic resource
Identifiers
- Internet Archivepoliticslifeitse00niko
- ISBN-101400827507
- ISBN-139781400827503
- OCLC Control Number728717026
- Better World Books9781400827503
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL25568125M
Classifications
- DDC174.957
- DDC194
- LCCR725.5
and 1 more
- LCCR725.5.R676 2007
Description
For centuries, medicine aimed to treat abnormalities. But today normality itself is open to medical modification. Equipped with a new molecular understanding of bodies and minds, and new techniques for manipulating basic life processes at the level of molecules, cells, and genes, medicine now seeks to manage human vital processes. The Politics of Life Itself offers a much-needed examination of recent developments in the life sciences and biomedicine that have led to the widespread politicization of medicine, human life, and biotechnology. Avoiding the hype of popular science and the pessimism.
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