Picture 1 of 1
Tissue Economies: Blood, Organs, And Cell Lines In Late Capitalism (Science and
Condition:
Postage:
Located in: Rossendale, United Kingdom
Delivery:
Estimated between Thu, 9 May and Tue, 28 May to 43230
Returns:
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Seller information
- 99.1% positive feedback
Registered as a Business Seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:134967140208
Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- Tissue Economies: Blood, Organs, And Cell Lines In Late Capitalis
- Genre
- MEDICAL
- ISBN
- 9780822337706
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Tissue Economies: Blood, Organs, and Cell Lines in Late Capitalism
- Item Height
- 229mm
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Item Width
- 152mm
- Subject
- Healthcare System
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
About this product
Product Information
As new medical technologies are developed, more and more human tissues--such as blood, organs, skin, bones, heart valves, embryos, and stem cell lines--are stored and distributed for therapeutic and research purposes. The accelerating circulation of human tissue fragments raises profound social and ethical concerns related to who donates or sells bodily tissue, who receives it, and who profits--or does not--from the transaction. Catherine Waldby and Robert Mitchell survey the rapidly expanding economies of exchange in human blood, tissues, and organs, explaining the complex issues at stake and suggesting likely developments. Comparing contemporary tissue economies in the United Kingdom and United States, they explore and complicate the distinction that has dominated practice and policy for several decades: the distinction between tissue as a gift to be exchanged in a transaction separate from the commercial market and tissue as a commodity to be traded for profit.Waldby and Mitchell pull together a prodigious amount of research--involving policy reports and scientific papers, operating manuals, legal decisions, interviews, journalism, and Congressional testimony--to offer a series of case studies based on particular forms of tissue exchange. They examine the effect of threats of contamination--from HIV and other pathogens--on blood banks' understandings of the gift/commodity relationship; the growth of autologous economies, in which individuals bank their tissues for their own use; the creation of the United Kingdom's Stem Cell bank, which facilitates the donation of embryos for stem cell development; and the legal and financial repercussions of designating some tissues hospital waste. They also consider the impact of different models of biotechnology patents on tissue economies and the relationship between experimental therapies to regenerate damaged or degenerated tissues and calls for a legal, for-profit market in organs.Ultimately, Waldby and Mitchell conclude that scientific technologies, the globalization of tissue exchange, and recent anthropological, sociological, and legal thinking have blurred any strict line separating donations from the incursion of market values into tissue economies.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Duke University Press
ISBN-13
9780822337706
eBay Product ID (ePID)
91396850
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Tissue Economies: Blood, Organs, and Cell Lines in Late Capitalism
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Healthcare System
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Science and Cultural Theory
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Item description from the seller
Business seller information
Value Added Tax Number:
- GB 901578627
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:134967140208
Postage and handling
Item location:
Rossendale, United Kingdom
Post to:
Worldwide
Excludes:
Afghanistan, Austria, Central America and Caribbean, Estonia, Germany, Libya, Nauru, Russian Federation, Somalia, South America, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yemen
| Postage and handling | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBP 6.80 (approx S$ 11.53) | United States | Standard Postage (Standard Int'l Postage) |
| Handling time |
|---|
| Will usually ship within 1 business day of receiving cleared payment. |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Taxes may be applicable at checkout. Learn moreLearn more about paying tax on eBay purchases. |
Sales Tax for an item #134967140208
Sales Tax for an item #134967140208
Seller collects sales tax for items shipped to the following states:
| State | Sales Tax Rate |
|---|
Return policy
| After receiving the item, contact seller within |
|---|
| 30 days after the buyer receives it |
The buyer is responsible for return postage costs.
Seller feedback (2,378,619)
r***8 (226)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
A book in very good condition well described. Arrived safe and sound well packaged. Very good price from a good seller.
y***n (2456)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Thank you so much, love it. Very speedy delivery and very well packaged. Great seller and highly recommended. A ++++
n***i (6355)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Arrived quickly thanks