Strange harvest :: organ transplants, denatured bodies, and the transformed self /

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, an...

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1. Verfasser: Sharp, Lesley Alexandra
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2006.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 307 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-298) and index.
ISBN:9780520939615
0520939611
1429419156
9781429419154
1601295308
9781601295309

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