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Book Summary
In the last three decades, the human body has gained increasing prominence in
contemporary political debates, and it has become a central topic of modern
social sciences and humanities. Modern technologies – such as organ transplants,
stem-cell research, nanotechnology, cosmetic surgery and cryonics – have changed
how we think about the body.
In this collection of thirty original essays by leading figures in the field,
these issues are explored across a number of theoretical and disciplinary
perspectives, including pragmatism, feminism, queer theory, post-modernism,
post-humanism, cultural sociology, philosophy and anthropology. A wide range of
case studies, which include cosmetics, diet, organ transplants, racial bodies,
masculinity and sexuality, eating disorders,
- ISBN-13
- 9781138080119
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Paper Back
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Publishing Date
- 2017-06-07
- Total Pages
- 422
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Book Summary
In the last three decades, the human body has gained increasing prominence in
contemporary political debates, and it has become a central topic of modern
social sciences and humanities. Modern technologies – such as organ transplants,
stem-cell research, nanotechnology, cosmetic surgery and cryonics – have changed
how we think about the body.
In this collection of thirty original essays by leading figures in the field,
these issues are explored across a number of theoretical and disciplinary
perspectives, including pragmatism, feminism, queer theory, post-modernism,
post-humanism, cultural sociology, philosophy and anthropology. A wide range of
case studies, which include cosmetics, diet, organ transplants, racial bodies,
masculinity and sexuality, eating disorders,
Book Specifications
- ISBN-13
- 9781138080119
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Paper Back
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Publishing Date
- 2017-06-07
- Total Pages
- 422