Biocitizenship: The Politics of Bodies, Governance, and Power
- ISBN-10
- 1479860530
- ISBN-13
- 9781479860531
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 329
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-08-21
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Authors
- Jenell Johnson, Marina Levina, Kelly E. Happe
Description
"Biocitizenship: The Politics of Bodies, Governance, and Power is a critical study of the relationship between the concept of citizenship and the body"--
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