{"product_id":"intimate-strangers-veronika-siegl-9781501771316","title":"Intimate Strangers: Commercial Surrogacy in Russia and Ukraine and the Making of Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZooming in on commercial surrogacy in Russia and Ukraine, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntimate Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e addresses market expansion into the intimate spheres of life that play out on women's bodies as mothers and workers. \u003c\/b\u003eVeronika Siegl follows the inner workings of a surrogacy market marked by secrecy, distrust, and anonymous business relationships. She explores intended mothers' anxious struggles for a child in light of stigmatized infertility and the aggressive biopolitics of motherhood; the uncertain but pragmatic pathways in and out of fertility clinics as surrogates navigate harsh economic realities and resist being objectified or morally judged; and the powerful role of agents and doctors who have found a profitable niche in nurturing and facilitating other people's existential hopes. \u003ci\u003eIntimate Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e discusses these issues against the backdrop of ultra-conservatism and moral governance in Russia, the rising international popularity of the Ukrainian surrogacy market, and the pervasiveness of neo-liberal ideologies and individualized notions of reproductive freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Veronika Siegl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501771310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501771316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2024","brand":"Veronika Siegl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44149618901247,"sku":"9781501771316","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9be6c01b-d93e-4c0d-80d8-10783c871b06.jpg?v=1688457653","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/intimate-strangers-veronika-siegl-9781501771316","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}