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Explores the extraordinarily surgically successful realm of organ transplantation, which is plagued worldwide by the scarcity of donated human parts, a quandary that generates ongoing debates over the marketing of organs as patients die waiting for replacements.

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"The Transplant Imaginary is an important contribution for those who follow anthropological literature on transplantation from one of the most eminent scholars working on the topic." Somatosphere

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Moral Neutrality in Experimental Science 1. The Reconfigured Body of the Transplant Imaginary 2. Hybrid Bodies and Animal Science: The Promises of Interspecies Proximity 3. Artificial Life: Perfecting the Mechanical Heart 4. Temporality and Social Desire in Anticipatory Science Conclusion: The Moral Parameters of Virtuous Science Notes References Index

The Transplant Imaginary

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 2 November 2013
      ISBN-13 9780520277960
      978-0520277960
      ISBN-10 0520277961
      Also in:
      Anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explores the extraordinarily surgically successful realm of organ transplantation, which is plagued worldwide by the scarcity of donated human parts, a quandary that generates ongoing debates over the marketing of organs as patients die waiting for replacements.

      Trade Review
      "The Transplant Imaginary is an important contribution for those who follow anthropological literature on transplantation from one of the most eminent scholars working on the topic." Somatosphere

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Moral Neutrality in Experimental Science 1. The Reconfigured Body of the Transplant Imaginary 2. Hybrid Bodies and Animal Science: The Promises of Interspecies Proximity 3. Artificial Life: Perfecting the Mechanical Heart 4. Temporality and Social Desire in Anticipatory Science Conclusion: The Moral Parameters of Virtuous Science Notes References Index

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