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Book SynopsisThe so-called science wars pit science against culture, and nowhere is the struggle more contentious than in the realm of genetics. A constructive response, this volume brings together biological and cultural anthropologists to conduct a dialogue that bridges the science/culture divide.
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword Sydel Silverman Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction. Anthropology in an Age of Genetics: Practice, Discourse, and Critique M. Susan Lindee, Alan Goodman, and Deborah Heath NATURE/CULTURE Human Populations/Genetic Resources 1. Indigenous Peoples, Changing Social and Political Landscapes, and Human Genetics in Amazonia Ricardo Ventura Santos 2. Provenance and the Pedigree: Victor McKusick's Fieldwork with the Old Order Amish M. Susan Lindee 3. Flexible Eugenics: Technologies of the Self in the Age of Genetics Karen-Sue Taussig, Rayna Rapp, and Deborah Heath 4. The Commodification of Virtual Reality: The Icelandic Health Sector Database Hilary Rose Animal Species/Genetic Resources 5. Kinship, Genes, and Cloning: Life after Dolly Sarah Franklin 6. For the Love of a Good Dog: Webs of Action in the World of Dog Genetics Donna Haraway 7. 98% Chimpanzee and 35% Daffodil: The Human Genome in Evolutionary and Cultural Context Jonathan Marks CULTURE/NATURE Political and Cultural Identity 8. From Pure Genes to GMOs: Transnationalized Gene Landscapes in the Biodiversity and Transgenic Food Networks Chaia Heller and Arturo Escobar 9. Future Imaginaries: Genome Scientists as Sociocultural Entrepreneurs Joan H. Fujimura 10. Reflections and Prospects for Anthropological Genetics in South Africa Himla Soodyall Race and Human Variation 11. The Genetics of African Americans: Implications for Disease Gene Mapping and Identity Rick Kittles and Charmaine Royal 12. Human Races in the Context of Recent Human Evolution: A Molecular Genetic Perspective Alan R. Templeton 13. Buried Alive: The Concept of Race in Science Troy Duster 14. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Promise and Problems of Ancient DNA for Anthropology Frederika A. Kaestle List of Contributors Index
