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Living dead in the Pacific : racism and sovereignty in genetics research on Taiwan Aborigines
Title:
Living dead in the Pacific : racism and sovereignty in genetics research on Taiwan Aborigines
Author:
Munsterhjelm, Mark, 1966-
ISBN:
9780774826594

9780774826600

9780774826617

9780774826624
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, c2014.
Physical Description:
277 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
General Note:
Cover has sub-title: Contested sovereignty and racism in genetic research on Taiwan aborigines.
Contents:
Taiwan Aborigines' genes as black boxes -- Aboriginal peoples' genes as narrated and contested assemblages -- Imposing genetic distinctions: Aborginal peoples and alcoholism in genetics research -- Informed consent in the Austronesian homeland -- Were the Maori "Made in Taiwan"? -- Internet shopping carts and patenting Taiwan's "Gift to the world" -- Conclusion: the agency of the living dead in contested sovereignty.
Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-256) and index.
Thesis Note:
Based on thesis (doctoral)--University of Windsor, 2010, under title: Living dead in the Pacific : racism, sovereignty, and biopolitics in genetics research involving Taiwan aborigines and Maori.
Field 805:
npmlib 南院 10720904 DS799.42 M85 wj
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