Marcia C Inhorn

Cosmopolitan Conceptions

Ivf Sojourns in Global Dubai

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Produktbeschreibung

Marcia C. Inhorn is William K. Lanman Jr. Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs in the Department of Anthropology and The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University. She is the coeditor of Medical Anthropology at the Intersections: Histories, Activisms, and Futures, also published by Duke University Press.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9780822359135
• ISBN-10: 0822359138
• Artikelnr.: 41640648

Autorenporträt

Marcia C. Inhorn

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations  ix
Prologue. Rahnia's Reproductive Journey  xi
Introduction. IVF Sojourns  1
1. Hubs: Medical Cosmopolitanism in the Emirates  35
Hubs: Reprotravel Stories  77
2. Absences: Resource Shortages and Waiting Lists  105
Absences: Reprotravel Stories  138
3. Restrictions: Religious Bans and Law Evasion  159
Restricitions: Reprotravel Stories  197
4. Discomforts: Medical Harm and the Search for High-Quality IVF  221
Discomforts: Reprotravel Stories  255
Conclusion. Cosmopolitan Conceptions  287
Acknowledgments  305
Glossory of Medical Terms  311
Notes  321
References  351
Index  371