Conquest of Body : Biopower with Biotechnology
This book reflects on the phenomenon of biotechnology and how it affects the body and discusses a number of related issues, including visualization, mediation, and epistemology.The author offers a compelling thesis, arguing that the exploration of the human body has one ultimate aim: to gain knowledge of it and to conquer it.
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9783319573243, 3319573241
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Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- Mapping, Knowing, Mastering.- Body Prints and Identification.- Solution of Life.- Biopower of Biotechnology.- Bibliography.- Index.
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