| #650107 in Books | imusti | 2014-02-14 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.75 x6.00 x.75l,.90 | File type: PDF | 296 pages | Duke University Press|||
"At last! A paradigm-shifting theorizing of 'biolabor'—largely invisible, underpaid, or donated work that produces invaluable human materials for highly lucrative pharmaceutical and assisted reproductive technology industries. Melinda Cooper and Cat
Forms of embodied labor, such as surrogacy and participation in clinical trials, are central to biomedical innovation, but they are rarely considered as labor. Melinda Cooper and Catherine Waldby take on that project, analyzing what they call "clinical labor," and asking what such an analysis might indicate about the organization of the bioeconomy and the broader organization of labor and value today. At the same time, they reflect on the challenges that clinical la...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Clinical Labor: Tissue Donors and Research Subjects in the Global Bioeconomy (Experimental Futures) | Melinda Cooper, Catherine Waldby. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.