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UNINA9910454942403321 |
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Autore |
Franklin Sarah <1960, > |
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Titolo |
Embodied progress : a cultural account of assisted conception / / Sarah Franklin |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1997 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-91738-4 |
1-134-91739-2 |
1-280-32286-1 |
0-203-41496-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (265 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Medical anthropology |
Human reproductive technology |
Fertilization in vitro, Human |
Kinship - Philosophy |
Social medicine |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-245) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Conception among the anthropologists; Contested conceptions in the enterprise culture; The 'obstacle course': the reproductive work of IVF; 'It just takes over': IVF as a 'way of life'; 'Having to try' and 'having to choose': how IVF 'makes sense'; The embodiment of progress; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book offers a unique perspective on the cultural dimensions of assisted conception techniques such as IVF. It looks at experiences of those who undergo the treatment and asks how such experiences may be variously understood. |
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