God's Laboratory: Assisted Reproduction in the Andes

Author:   Elizabeth F. S. Roberts
Publisher:   University of California Press
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9780520270824


Pages:   298
Publication Date:   25 May 2012
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Elizabeth F. S. Roberts
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780520270824


ISBN 10:   0520270827
Pages:   298
Publication Date:   25 May 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Cast of Characters Preface Introduction: Reproductive Assistance Corporeal Punishment: Sandra 1. Private Medicine and the Law of Life Crazy for Bingo: Consuelo 2. Assisted Whiteness Yo Soy Teresa la Fea/Ugly Teresa 3. White Beauty: Gamete Donation in a Mestizo Nation When Blood Calls: Frida and Anabela 4. Egg Economies and the Traffic between Women Abandonment: Vanessa 5. On Ice: Embryo Destinies Conclusion: Care-Worthy Notes References Index

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The book is an important contribution to the anthropology of reproduction and Latin American studies, among other fields. -- Amy Cooper Somatosphere


The book is an important contribution to the anthropology of reproduction and Latin American studies, among other fields. -- Amy Cooper Somatosphere 20140403


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Elizabeth Roberts is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at University of Michigan.

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