Strange harvest: organ transplants, denatured bodies, and the transformed self
Auteur :
Sharp, Lesley A.
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520247864
Date de publication :
4 oct. 2006
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
499 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Illuminates the wondrous yet disquieting medical realm of organ transplantation by drawing on the voices of those most deeply involved: transplant recipients, clinical specialists, and the surviving kin of deceased organ donors. This ethnographic study explores how these parties think about death, loss, and mourning.