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Author:   Prof. Alan H. Goodman ,  Prof. Deborah Heath ,  M. Susan Lindee ,  Sydel Silverman
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780520237933

ISBN 10:   0520237935
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   06 November 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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List of Illustrations Foreword Sydel Silverman Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction. Anthropology in an Age of Genetics: Practice, Discourse, and Critique M. Susan Lindee, Alan Goodman, and Deborah Heath NATURE/CULTURE Human Populations/Genetic Resources 1. Indigenous Peoples, Changing Social and Political Landscapes, and Human Genetics in Amazonia Ricardo Ventura Santos 2. Provenance and the Pedigree: Victor McKusick's Fieldwork with the Old Order Amish M. Susan Lindee 3. Flexible Eugenics: Technologies of the Self in the Age of Genetics Karen-Sue Taussig, Rayna Rapp, and Deborah Heath 4. The Commodification of Virtual Reality: The Icelandic Health Sector Database Hilary Rose Animal Species/Genetic Resources 5. Kinship, Genes, and Cloning: Life after Dolly Sarah Franklin 6. For the Love of a Good Dog: Webs of Action in the World of Dog Genetics Donna Haraway 7. 98% Chimpanzee and 35% Daffodil: The Human Genome in Evolutionary and Cultural Context Jonathan Marks CULTURE/NATURE Political and Cultural Identity 8. From Pure Genes to GMOs: Transnationalized Gene Landscapes in the Biodiversity and Transgenic Food Networks Chaia Heller and Arturo Escobar 9. Future Imaginaries: Genome Scientists as Sociocultural Entrepreneurs Joan H. Fujimura 10. Reflections and Prospects for Anthropological Genetics in South Africa Himla Soodyall Race and Human Variation 11. The Genetics of African Americans: Implications for Disease Gene Mapping and Identity Rick Kittles and Charmaine Royal 12. Human Races in the Context of Recent Human Evolution: A Molecular Genetic Perspective Alan R. Templeton 13. Buried Alive: The Concept of Race in Science Troy Duster 14. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Promise and Problems of Ancient DNA for Anthropology Frederika A. Kaestle List of Contributors Index

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Alan H. Goodman is Professor of Biological Anthropology at Hampshire College. Deborah Heath is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Lewis and Clark College. M. Susan Lindee is Professor of the History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania.

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