Organs for Sale: An Ethnographic Examination of the International Organ Trade
Susanne Lundin
Apr 2016 · Springer
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117
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About this ebook
In this book, Susanne Lundin explores the murky world of organ trade. She tracks exploited farm workers in Moldova, prosecutors in Israel and surgeons in the Philippines. Utilizing unique source material she depicts a rapidly growing organ market characterized by both advanced medical technology and human trafficking.
About the author
Susanne Lundin is Professor of Ethnology at Lund University, Sweden, and affiliated to the Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), South Africa. She is author and co-author of a number essays and books, including The Golden Egg: Parenthood in the Age of Biomedicine (Guldägget, Föräldraskap I biomedicinens tid), Bodytime: On the Interaction of Body, Identity, and Society, and The Atomized Body: The Cultural Life of Stem Cells, Genes and Neurons.
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