Transplant Fictions: A Cultural Study of Organ Exchange

by Emily Russell

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1. Introduction.- 2. Corpse to Cadaver: From Body Snatching to Body Worlds.- 3. Making the Lifelike Corpse.- 4. Mortal Signs: Transplantation and the Invention of Brain Death.- 5. "The Gift of Life" Sentiment and the Family.- 6. Murdering Hands and Mad Doctors: The Horrors of Organ Exchange.- 7. Kidneyville: Organ Exchange at the Margins.- 8. Conclusion: Speculative Medicine, Speculative Fictions.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:3030121372

ISBN13:9783030121372

Release Date:August 2020

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:310 Pages

Weight:0.93 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"

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