The political economy of organ transplantation : where do organs come from? / Hagai Boas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boas, Hagai, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 pages)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2023]

Summary:

"This innovative work combines a rigorous academic analysis of the political economy of organ supply for transplantation with autobiographical narratives that illuminate the complex experience of being an organ recipient. A Political Economy of Organ Transplantation is of interest to students and academics with an interest in bioethics, sociology of health and illness, medical anthropology, and science and technology studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Excercizing shortage

The making of utopia and dystopia in organ transplantations

Living and deceased organ economies

Global organ economy

The new ethics of organ donations

Contested bioethics : the history of organ tranplantaions in Israel

Epilogue: When the shortage ends.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-328888-X

1-003-28888-X

1-000-64375-1

9781003288886

OCLC:

1331413655