Life as Surplus: Biotechnology and Capitalism in the Neoliberal Era

by Melinda Cooper

Book Overview

Focusing on the period between the 1970s and the present, Life as Surplus is a pointed and important study of the relationship between politics, economics, science, and cultural values in the United States today. Melinda Cooper demonstrates that the history of biotechnology cannot be understood without taking into account the simultaneous rise of neoliberalism as a political force and an economic policy. From the development of recombinant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029598791X
• ISBN13: 9780295987910
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher