The Politics of Life Itself: Biomedicine, Power, and Subjectivity in the Twenty-First Century (In-formation)

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The Politics of Life Itself: Biomedicine, Power, and Subjectivity in the Twenty-First Century (In-formation)

Home Products Search  Advanced Search View Cart   Checkout     Location:  Home » Products » General » The Politics of Life Itself: Biomedicine, Power, and Subjectivity in the Twenty-First Century (In-formation)    Categories • Products Related Categories •  General Philosophy Nonfiction Subjects Books •  General AAS Philosophy Nonfiction Subjects Books •  General Sociology Social Sciences Nonfiction Subjects •  General AAS Sociology Social Sciences Nonfiction Subjects •  Biotechnology Bioengineering Engineering Professional Technical Subjects •  Biotechnology Biological Sciences Professional Science Professional Technical Subjects •  Biotechnology Biological Sciences Science Subjects Books •  Paperback Binding (binding) Refinements Books •  Printed Books Format (feature_browse-bin) Refinements Books Subcategories • Mass Market • Trade The Politics of Life Itself: Biomedicine, Power, and Subjectivity in the Twenty-First Century (In-formation)  enlarge  Author: Nikolas Rose Publisher: Princeton University Press Category: Book List Price: $25.95 Buy New: $18.00 You Save: $7.95 (31%) New (20) Used (8) from $18.00 Sales Rank: 43838 Media: Paperback Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 352 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1 Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 ISBN: 0691121915 Dewey Decimal Number: 174.957 EAN: 9780691121918 ASIN: 0691121915 Publication Date: October 30, 2006 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Condition: Brand New. Expected US delivery in 7-10 business days Similar Items:   •  Security, Territory, Population (Lectures at the College De France)   •  Biocapital: The Constitution of Postgenomic Life   •  Tissue Economies: Blood, Organs, and Cell Lines in Late Capitalism (Science and Cultural Theory)   •  The Birth of Biopolitics: Lectures at the College de France, 1978-1979 (Lectures at the College de France)   •  Neoliberalism as Exception: Mutations in Citizenship and Sovereignty Editorial Reviews: Product Description pFor centuries, medicine aimed to treat abnormalities. But today normality itself is open to medical modification. Equipped with a new molecular understanding of bodies and minds, and new techniques for manipulating basic life processes at the level of molecules, cells, and genes, medicine now seeks to manage human vital processes. iThe Politics of Life Itself/i offers a much-needed examination of recent developments in the life sciences and biomedicine that have led to the widespread politicization of medicine, human life, and biotechnology./pp Avoiding the hype of popular science and the pessimism of most social science, Nikolas Rose analyzes contemporary molecular biopolitics, examining developments in genomics, neuroscience, pharmacology, and psychopharmacology and the ways they have affected racial politics, crime control, and psychiatry. Rose analyzes the transformation of biomedicine from the practice of healing to the government of life; the new emphasis on treating disease susceptibilities rather than disease; the shift in our understanding of the patient; the emergence of new forms of medical activism; the rise of biocapital; and the mutations in biopower. He concludes that these developments have profound consequences for who we think we are, and who we want to be./p