Life Exposed: Biological Citizens after Chernobyl
Winner of the 2006 New Millenium Award, Society of Medical AnthropologyCo-Winner of the 2003 Sharon Stephens First Book Award, American Ethnological Society"Petryna's ethnographic approach consciously shapes her account and illuminates it with detail that historians of the future will treasure."--Jeanne Guillemin,Medical Humanities Review"The book presents exceptionally rich anthropological material generated through observations and interviews. . . . The true scope of the human tragedy caused by this man-made catastrophe comes to the fore via biological stories of Petryna's informants. . . . Most of the book's heroes were directly affected by radioactive fallout and often paid a terrible price, losing their physical and mental health."--Larissa Remennick,Journal of the American Medical Association"[Chernobyl] is a dramatic and important story, andLife Exposedis a compelling book. . . . [A]n important study that will interest a wide anthropological audience."--Jonathan P. Parry,Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute