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The book provides a comprehensive description of the latest biological and medical interventions in human life." -- Susan M. Squier, American Scientist This book offers a much-needed examination of recent developments that have led to the widespread politicization of medicine, human life, and biotechnology... Nikolas Rose concludes that these developments have profound consequences for who we think we are, and who we want to be. LSE News and Views From tattoos to organ transplants, cosmetic surgery to circumcision, obsessive dieting to exercise, the practice of manipulating bodies is increasingly widespread. But have we passed into a new phase of manipulation evidenced by the prevalent use of medicine to adjust our moods, enhance sports performance, slow ageing or alter fetuses? Nikolas Rose ... argues that a threshold has been crossed into a world of 'biological citizenship' in which humans view themselves at the molecular level, medicine is based on customization, and biology poses fewer and fewer limits on life. For Rose, however, this is not always a bad thing. -- Jessica Lovaas Journal of Biosocial Science
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