Organs for Sale [electronic resource] : An Ethnographic Examination of the International Organ Trade /
Lundin, Susanne.author.
In this book, Susanne Lundin explores the murky world of organ trade. She tracks exploited farm workers in Moldova, prosecutors in Israel and surgeons in the Philippines. Utilizing unique source material she depicts a rapidly growing organ market characterized by both advanced medical technology and human trafficking.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover ; Half-Title ; Title ; Copyright ; Contents ; Preface and Acknowledgments                                  ; Introduction: The Buyers in Sweden                                         ; 1 The Sellers in Moldova                               ; 2 The Brokers in Israel                              ; 3 The Doctors in the Philippines                                       ; 4 The Syndicate in South Africa                                      ; Conclusion: Can the Organ Trade Be Stopped?                                                  ; Epilogue               ; References
Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In this book, Susanne Lundin explores the murky world of organ trade. She tracks exploited farm workers in Moldova, prosecutors in Israel and surgeons in the Philippines. Utilizing unique source material she depicts a rapidly growing organ market characterized by both advanced medical technology and human trafficking.
Anthropology.
Human body-Social aspects.
Social medicine.
Ethnology.
Anthropology.
Sociology of the Body.
Medical Sociology.
Cultural Anthropology.
Sociology, general.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.