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UNINA9910464351303321 |
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Autore |
Inda Jonathan Xavier |
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Titolo |
Racial prescriptions : pharmaceuticals, difference, and the politics of life / / by Jonathan Xavier Inda |
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Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vermont : , : Ashgate, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-07212-X |
1-4094-4499-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (148 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Discrimination in medical care |
Health services accessibility |
Minorities - Medical care |
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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Racial Politics of Life; 2 The Making of BiDil; 3 Biosocial Citizenship; 4 Enlightened Geneticization of Race; 5 Racial Vital Value; 6 Neoliberalization of Life; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Racial Prescriptions explores the politics of dealing with health inequities through targeting pharmaceuticals at specific racial groups based on the idea that they are genetically different. Drawing on the introduction of BiDil to treat heart failure among African Americans, this book contends that while racialized pharmaceuticals are ostensibly about fostering life, they also raise thorny questions concerning the biologization of race, the reproduction of inequality, and the economic exploitation of the racial body. |
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