{"product_id":"the-anthropology-of-the-fetus-biology-culture-and-society-9781785336911","title":"The Anthropology of the Fetus: Biology, Culture,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAs a biological, cultural, and social entity, the human fetus is a multifaceted subject which calls for equally diverse perspectives to fully understand. \u003cem\u003eAnthropology of the Fetus\u003c\/em\u003e seeks to achieve this by bringing together specialists in biological anthropology, archaeology, and cultural anthropology. Contributors draw on research in prehistoric, historic, and contemporary sites in Europe, Asia, North Africa, and North America to explore the biological and cultural phenomenon of the fetus, raising methodological and theoretical concerns with the ultimate goal of developing a holistic anthropology of the fetus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This volume, offering a breadth of perspectives on the human foetus, appears at an important time. As the editors compellingly show in rich and complex detail, foetuses cannot exist apart from maternal bodies, and efforts to separate the two are further manifestations of the perennial struggle over who controls human reproduction.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JRAI)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This rich collection of work demonstrates that constructs surrounding the beginnings of life are deeply embedded within a specific historical and cultural context. There is no one truth about the foetus or its development, personhood or place in the world. Indeed, it is when we focus on the foetus that our long-held constructs regarding personhood, the life course and the body start to appear shaky, prompting a reconfiguration of the current edifice.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Childhood in the Past. An International Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eThe Anthropology of the Fetus \u003cem\u003eis a rich and ambitious volume. The contributors draw on cutting-edge research and deep knowledge of their fields to further our understanding of the complex and liminal beings we call fetuses (the definitional subtleties of which are discussed throughout). Needless to say, the volume’s interdisciplinary breadth makes it a valuable resource for both teachers and researchers.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Medical Anthropology Quarterly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The volume’s contribution to scholarship and methods about fetuses and reproduction is first-rate.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Anthropos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This is an outstanding collection of articles, all based on original research, giving the volume a fresh feel.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Eugenia Georges\u003c\/strong\u003e, Rice University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tIllustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eForeword: \u003c\/strong\u003eHow\/Shall We Consider the Fetus?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRayna Rapp\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Conceiving the Anthropology of the Fetus: An Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSallie Han, Tracy K. Betsinger, and Amy B. Scott\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: THE FETUS IN BIOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Borderless Fetus: Temporal Complexity of the Lived Fetal Experience\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJulienne Rutherford\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Biology of the Fetal Period: Interpreting Life from Fetal Skeletal Remains\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKathleen Ann Satterlee Blake\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pregnant with Ideas: Concepts of the Fetus in the Twenty-First Century United States\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSallie Han\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: FINDING FETUSES IN THE PAST: ARCHAEOLOGY AND BIOARCHAEOLOGY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Bioarchaeology of Fetuses\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSiân E. Halcrow, Nancy Tayles, and Gail E. Elliott\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fetal Paleopathology: An Impossible Discipline?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMary E. Lewis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Neolithic Infant Cemetery at Gebel Ramlah in Egypt’s Western Desert\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJacek Kabaciński, Agnieszka Czekaj-Zastawny, and Joel D. Irish\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Excavating Identity: Burial Context and Fetal Identity in Post-Medieval Poland\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAmy B. Scott and Tracy K. Betsinger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: THE ONCE AND FUTURE FETUS: SOCIOCULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Waiting: The Redemption of Frozen Embryos through Embryo Adoption and Stem Cell Research in the United States\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRisa D. Cromer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e Deploying the Fetus: Constructing Pregnancy and Abortion in Morocco\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJessica Marie Newman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e Beyond Life Itself: The Embedded Fetuses of Russian Orthodox Anti-Abortion Activism\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSonja Luehrmann\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e The “Sound” of Life: Or How Should We Hear a Fetal “Voice”?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRebecca Howes-Mischel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eTracy K. Betsinger, Amy B. Scott, and Sallie Han\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tGlossary\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042401878359,"sku":"9781785336911","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785336911.jpg?v=1750954041","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-anthropology-of-the-fetus-biology-culture-and-society-9781785336911","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}