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The coming of the body / Hervé Juvin ; translated by John Howe.
| Author/creator | Juvin, Hervé, 1956- |
| Other author | Howe, John translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Verso, 2010. |
| Description | xii, 188 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Avènement du corps. English |
| Contents | Introduction --- 1. The body is new --- 2. Production of the body --- 3. My body is my whole inheritance --- 4. The body's politics --- From one body to another, no chance. |
| Abstract | "In this startling new work, Hervé Juvin argues that developments in medicine and science are redefining what it means to be human. Living longer than ever before, and yet increasingly obsessed with longevity and youth, the people of the Western world face an existence disconnected from need, suffering and time'and they are losing their moral compass in the process. New industries have sprung up to promote plastic surgery, sex-free reproduction, fitness fads and bizarre diets. Behind this commercial activity is an ideology sympathetic to both eugenics and euthanasia, and dreaming of immortality. In this radically changed world, young people inhabit a digitalized, virtual environment at a far remove from the vital experiences of the body. Juvin's central message is a sinister paradox: what communism set out to do, and disastrously failed to achieve, capitalism is in the process of realizing'the discredited messianic goal of reinventing humanity." -- Book jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language | Translated from the French. |
| LCCN | 2010280464 |
| ISBN | 9781844673100 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 1844673103 (hbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HM636 .J8813 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |