The body and human nature in consumer capitalism : a critique of biotechnology

Unlike in previous phases of capitalism, the body now appears in every moment of the circuit of industrial capital. Developments within biotechnology are leading to the body becoming a core product of capitalism; it is at the frontier of commodification within consumer society. Existing accounts wit...

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Main Author: Bates, Stephen Robert
Published: University of Birmingham 2006
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.633108