Biopolitical Futures in Twenty-First-Century Speculative Fiction, Hardback/***

This book demonstrates how developments in biotechnology such as cloning, synthetic biology, surrogate pregnancies, organ transplants and more have significant implications for personhood, ethics, and governance. Drawing attention to the commodification of life, it shows how the biological functions of life itself are shaped to economic agendas. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): Sherryl (University of California, Riverside) Vint Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises Number of pages: 280 Collection: Cambridge Studies in Twenty-First-Century Literature and Culture Publication date: 2021 Dimensions: 160 x 235 x 23 Cover type: Hardback