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Tissue Economies

Tissue Economies
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Publisher : Duke University Press
Total Pages : 246
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ISBN-10 : 0822337703
ISBN-13 : 9780822337706
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Book Synopsis Tissue Economies by : Cathy Waldby

Download or read book Tissue Economies written by Cathy Waldby and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2006-03-20 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVA cultural studies account of how the "bio-value" of blood, stem cells, organs, and cell lines moves back and forth between 'gift' and 'commodity'./div


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