{"product_id":"new-genetics-new-social-formations-peter-glasner-9780415393232","title":"New Genetics, New Social Formations","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew genetic technologies cut across a range of public regulatory domains and private lifeworlds, often appearing to generate an institutional void in response to the complex challenges they pose. As a result, a number of new social formations are being developed to legitimate public engagement and avoid the perceived democratic deficit that may result. Papers in this volume discuss a variety of these manifestations in a global context, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003egenetic data banks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecommittees of inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003enon-governmental organisations (NGOs)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003enational research laboratories. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese institutions, across both health and agriculture, are explored in such diverse locations as Amazonia, China, Finland, Israel, the UK and the USA. This volume exhibits a clear thematic coherence around the impact of the new genetics and their associated technologies on new social formations, and the case studies included have a significant international focus, showing a balance between theoretical and empirical approaches in this rapidly changing field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis innovative new volume will be of interest to postgraduates and professionals in the fields of sociology, social anthropology, science and technology studies, and environmental studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Glasner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041539323X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415393232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.34w x 0.84d","brand":"Peter Glasner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064910721279,"sku":"9780415393232","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_115f0913-7705-43af-a07e-d38ae3701060.jpg?v=1768671861","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-genetics-new-social-formations-peter-glasner-9780415393232","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}