{"product_id":"ordinary-genomes-9780822345343","title":"Ordinary Genomes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA case study of the development and reception of genomics in the Netherlands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Taussig’s monograph provides a counter-weight not only to the bold universal truths declared in the field of science, but also to representations of ‘the west’ as a monolith, because the forces that shape genetic science and biomedicine are, in all their complexity, distinctly Dutch. . . . I encourage a reading of \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Genomes\u003c\/i\u003e because of its analysis, and also as an exercise in analytical departure, and unstructured flight.”\u003cbr\u003e - Abigail Baim-Lance, \u003ci\u003eSomatosphere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“. . . [A]n interesting case study of the interplay between science, culture and society. The book will be of particular relevance to scholars in medical anthropology, science and technology studies and health studies. This book will be of use to anyone seeking to explore the dynamics of history, religion, culture and their impact on the making of knowledge in natural science.” - Masae Kato, \u003ci\u003eGenomics, Society and Policy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This well-written book provides an interesting and insightful analysis of genetic knowledge and biosocial practices. The cultural and social connection she uncovers between genetics and the nation is particularly useful.” - Casmir Macgregor, \u003ci\u003eSociety and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOrdinary Genomes\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoughtful, nuanced book. Among its many virtues are the clarity of Karen-Sue Taussig’s prose and her admirably fair and sympathetic presentation and analysis of the geneticists. With her close and careful readings of geneticists at work in the multiple spaces of the laboratory, the field, and the clinic, we get an all too rare ethnographic look at genetics-in-practice. Here we have fleshed out, complex figures who negotiate diagnoses, reflect on their own practices and knowledge, and allow us to enter a professional life that is probably far different from what we might have imagined. I cannot stress enough what an important achievement this is.”—\u003cb\u003eMichael Fortun\u003c\/b\u003e, editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eCultural Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOrdinary Genomes\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely, provocative, compelling account of how research in the genome sciences at once challenges the norms of national culture and is made meaningful through those norms.”—\u003cb\u003ePriscilla Wald\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eContagious: Cultures, Carriers, and the Outbreak Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What might suspicions of religious inbreeding; Herman the Bull; anxiety about continued influence of Nazi eugenics; and the quest to be normal all have in common? These themes are skilfully woven together in Karen-Sue Taussig's thoughtful and provocative \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Genomes\u003c\/i\u003e which makes a very important case for the specificity of Dutch genetic perceptions and practices. Her account convinces us to rethink the meaning of ‘Western’ in light of Taussig's excellent ethnographic account of Dutch praxis—in and out of genetic medicine—as we imagine the many ways it teaches us to think about normality. This is an important book. It provides a classic anthropological argument for the importance of thinking comparatively, as we approach 21st century genomic medicine.”—\u003cb\u003eRayna Rapp\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eTesting Women, Testing the Fetus: The Social Impact of Amniocentesis in America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An interesting case study of the interplay between science, culture and society. The book will be of particular relevance to scholars in medical anthropology, science and technology studies and health studies. This book will be of use to anyone seeking to explore the dynamics of history, religion, culture and their impact on the making of knowledge in natural science.” -- Masae Kato * Genomics, Society and Policy *\u003cbr\u003e“Taussig’s monograph provides a counter-weight not only to the bold universal truths declared in the field of science, but also to representations of ‘the west’ as a monolith, because the forces that shape genetic science and biomedicine are, in all their complexity, distinctly Dutch. . . . I encourage a reading of \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Genomes\u003c\/i\u003e because of its analysis, and also as an exercise in analytical departure, and unstructured flight.”\u003cbr\u003e -- Abigail Baim-Lance * Somatosphere *\u003cbr\u003e“This well-written book provides an interesting and insightful analysis of genetic knowledge and biosocial practices. The cultural and social connection she uncovers between genetics and the nation is particularly useful.” -- Casmir Macgregor * Society and Culture *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction. Science, Subjectivity, and Citizenship 1\u003cbr\u003e 1. \"God Made the World and the Dutch Made Holland\" 17\u003cbr\u003e 2. Genetics and the Organization of Genetic Practice in the Netherlands 57\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Social and Clinical Production of Ordinariness 85\u003cbr\u003e 4. Backward and Beautiful: Calvinism, Chromosomes, and the Production of Genetic Knowledge 135\u003cbr\u003e 5. Bovine Abominations: Contesting Genetic Technologies 159\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue. Ordinary Genomes in a Globalizing World 189\u003cbr\u003e Notes 201\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography 217\u003cbr\u003e Index 235","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406056366423,"sku":"9780822345343","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822345343.jpg?v=1730494382","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ordinary-genomes-9780822345343","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}