| Description |
1 online resource (8 unnumbered pages og plates, 239 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Moral Accounting; 2. A Molecular Body in a Digital Society; 3. Medical Need, Ethical Scepticism; 4. Ambivalent Embodiment; 5. Interlacing the Brain, Contextualizing the Body; 6. Neuronal Fantasies; 7. The Scan-Portrait; 8. Credibility and Legitimacy; About the Authors. |
| Summary |
Referring to the focus of the biosciences on molecular ""particles"" of the human biology-such as stem cells, genes, and neurons-this account examines the relationships between culture, society, and bioscientific research. Showing that the atomized body is indeed socially and culturally embedded, in plural and complex ways, it argues that biomedicine and biotechnology do not only intersect with the human body, but also reshape our perceptions of selfhood and life. From a multidisciplinary perspective, this volume explores the biosciences and the atomized body in their social, cultural, and phi |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Technology and civilization.
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Technology and civilization. |
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Biotechnology.
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Biotechnology. |
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Genetic engineering. |
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Genetic engineering.
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Biomedical Technology.
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Ethnology.
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Ethnology. |
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Biomedical engineering.
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bioengineering. |
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Biomedical engineering. |
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biomedical engineering. |
| Added Author |
Liljefors, Max, 1963- editor.
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Lundin, Susanne, editor.
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Innodata Copy, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Atomized body : the cultural life of stem cells, genes and neurons. Lund, Sweden : Nordic Academic Press, ©2012 228 pages 9789187121920 |
| ISBN |
9789187121937 (electronic book) |
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918712193X (electronic book) |
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9789187121944 (electronic book) |
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9187121948 (electronic book) |
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9789187121920 |
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9187121921 |
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