Biopolitics: An Advanced Introduction Contributor(s): Lemke, Thomas (Author), Casper, Monica (Preface by), Moore, Lisa Jean (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 081475242X ISBN-13: 9780814752425 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Medical | Health Policy - Philosophy | Political |
Dewey: 320.01 |
LCCN: 2010034537 |
Series: Biopolitics: Medicine, Technoscience, and Health in the 21st Century (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.58" W x 8.22" (0.42 lbs) 158 pages |
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Publisher Description: The biological features of human beings are now measured, observed, and understood in ways never before thought possible, defining norms, establishing standards, and determining average values of human life. While the notion of "biopolitics" has been linked to everything from rational decision-making and the democratic organization of social life to eugenics and racism, Thomas Lemke offers the very first systematic overview of the history of the notion of biopolitics, exploring its relevance in contemporary theoretical debates and providing a much needed primer on the topic. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lemke, Thomas: - Thomas Lemke is Heisenberg Professor for Sociology with Focus on Biotechnology, Nature and Society at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main.Casper, Monica J.: - Monica J. Casper is Professor of Gender and Women's Studies and an affiliated faculty member in the School of Sociology and the Africana Studies Program at the University of Arizona. Her publications include Missing Bodies: The Politics of Visibility.Moore, Lisa Jean: - Lisa Jean Moore is Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies at Purchase College, State University of New York. She is author of Sperm Counts: Overcome by Man's Most Precious Fluid and co-author of Missing Bodies: The Politics of Visibility and Buzz: Urban Beekeeping and the Power of the Bee. She is also co-editor of the collection The Body Reader and, with Monica Casper, oversees the series Biopolitics: Medicine, Technoscience, and Health in the Twenty-First Century for NYU Press. |