{"product_id":"substantial-relations-sandra-brnreuther-9781501758195","title":"Substantial Relations: Making Global Reproductive Medicine in Postcolonial India","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSubstantial Relations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e examines global reproductive medicine in India, focusing on in vitro fertilization.\u003c\/b\u003e Since the 1970s, India has played a central but shifting role in shaping global reproductive medicine--from a provider of raw material, to a producer of knowledge and technology, to a creator of a thriving medical market that attracts patients from all over the world. Relying on archival material and oral history, \u003ci\u003eSubstantial Relations\u003c\/i\u003e traces the path of this transnational historical trajectory. This book also examines the contemporary making of IVF in Delhi. Drawing on ethnographic research in homes, hospitals, and laboratories, Sandra B舐nreuther provides deep insights into the intricacies of clinical life and everyday experience by depicting IVF users' quest for offspring and their fears of establishing unwanted ties, as well as the minute engagements of clinicians and laboratory staff with reproductive substances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThinking through substances--metaphorically and materially--Sandra B舐nreuther provides a novel and rich analysis of the various relations that the burgeoning IVF sector in India has relied on and generated. \u003ci\u003eSubstantial Relations\u003c\/i\u003e contributes to a broader understanding of reproductive medicine as a global phenomenon constantly in the making, situating India in the midst of, rather than peripheral to, this process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandra B舐nreuther\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501758195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501758195\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 12\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2022","brand":"Sandra B舐nreuther","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44064974930175,"sku":"9781501758195","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_144f0f79-299f-4a5e-a83d-02edb3786b07.jpg?v=1685398694","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/substantial-relations-sandra-brnreuther-9781501758195","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}