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Reproductive Technologies as Global Form

Ethnographies of Knowledge, Practices, and Transnational Encounters

By: Michi Knecht (Editor), Maren Klotz (Editor), Stefan Beck (Editor)

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Published: 15th August 2012
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In the thirty years since the first "test-tube baby," in-vitro fertilization and other methods of reproductive assistance have become a common aspect of family life and medicine in developed nations-and, increasingly, throughout the world. This collection brings together ethnographic studies of how these reproductive technologies are deployed across a wide variety of nations and cultures, taking special account of how they are linked to aspirations towards modernity-and how they contribute to an ongoing reconfiguration of the boundaries of knowledge and human agency. The resulting volume offers both a current snapshot of the cultural state of reproductive technologies and a plethora of provocative questions for the future.

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ISBN: 9783593391007
ISBN-10: 3593391007
Audience: Tertiary; University or College
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 320
Published: 15th August 2012
Dimensions (cm): 21.0 x 13.9  x 2.784
Weight (kg): 0.506