About this title: Increasingly the body is a possession that does not belong to us. It is bought and sold, bartered and stolen, marketed wholesale or in parts. The professions - especially reproductive medicine, transplant surgery, and bioethics but also journalism and other cultural specialists - have been pliant partners in this accelerating commodification of live and dead human organisms. Under the guise of healing or research, they have contributed to a new 'ethic of parts' for which the divisible body is severed from the self, torn from the social fabric, and thrust into commercial transactions - as ...
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Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Clean text unmarked. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 200 p. Contains: Illustrations. Theory, Culture & Society (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780761940333ISBN:0761940332
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 200 pages. This book is printed on demand (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) (204 pages) increasingly the body is a possession that does not belong to us. it is bought and sold, bartered and stolen, marketed wholesale or in parts. this volume offers analyses of the concrete ways in which the body is made into a commodity and how its marketization in turn remakes social relations and cultural meanings. 1 (Hardback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780761940340ISBN:0761940340
Description: New. Increasingly the body is a possession that does not belong to us. It is bought and sold, bartered and stolen, marketed wholesale or in parts. This book examines not only images of the body-turned-merchandise but also existing organisms considered at o... read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. D elivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Sage Publications (CA), UK
ISBN-13:9780761940340ISBN:0761940340
Description: Increasingly the body is a possession that does not belong to us. It is bought and sold, bartered and stolen, marketed wholesale or in parts. The professions-especially reproductive medicine, transplant surgery, and bioethics but also journalism and other cultural specialists-have been pliant partners in this accelerating commodification of live and dead human organisms. Under the guise of healing or research, they have contributed to a new 'ethic of parts' for which the divisible body is ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Sage Publications (CA), UK
ISBN-13:9780761940340ISBN:0761940340
Description: Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. Increasingly the body is a possession that does not belong to us. It is bought and sold, bartered and stolen, marketed wholesale or in parts. The professions-especially reproductive medicine, transplant surgery, and bioethics but also journalism and other cultural specialists-have been pliant partners in this accelerating commodification of live ... read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. Print on demand title. D elivery is typically 8-12 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
Description: Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. Increasingly the body is a possession that does not belong to us. It is bought and sold, bartered and stolen, marketed wholesale or in parts. The professions-especially reproductive medicine, transplant surgery, and bioethics but also journalism and other cultural specialists-have been pliant partners in this accelerating commodification of live ... read more
Description: Good. 0761940332 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Description: New. 0761940332 Absolutely Brand New. No marks and in pristine condition. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Sage Publications (CA), UK
ISBN-13:9780761940340ISBN:0761940340
Description: PLEASE NOTE that we do not offer expedited shipping. Orders placed with the priority shipping option will automatically be canceled. Increasingly the body is a possession that does not belong to us. It is bought and sold, bartered and stolen, marketed wholesale or in parts. The professions-especially reproductive medicine, transplant surgery, and bioethics but also journalism and other cultural specialists-have been pliant partners in this accelerating commodification of live and dead human ... read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly shipped from our UK warehouse using Royal Mail or DHL. International Priority mail for non-UK deliveries. Delivery is typically 2-4 working days for UK delivery. Heavier or more expensive books are shipped with a TRACKING NUMBER. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly shipped from our UK warehouse using Royal Mail or DHL. International Priority mail for non-UK deliveries. Print on demand title. Delivery is typically 7-10 working days for UK delivery. Heavier or more expensive books are shipped with a TRACKING NUMBER. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly shipped from our UK warehouse using Royal Mail International Priority mail. Heavier or more expensive books are shipped with a TRACKING NUMBER. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
Description: PLEASE NOTE that we do not offer expedited shipping. Orders placed with the priority shipping option will automatically be canceled. Increasingly the body is a possession that does not belong to us. It is bought and sold, bartered and stolen, marketed wholesale or in parts. The professions-especially reproductive medicine, transplant surgery, and bioethics but also journalism and other cultural specialists-have been pliant partners in this accelerating commodification of live and dead human ... read more
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