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Informationen zum Autor Maria-Keiko Yasuoka is a visiting researcher at the Hokkaido University School of Medicine in Japan. Klappentext In this book, Maria-Keiko Yasuoka reveals insight into Japan as the country with the most severe organ shortages and the lowest numbers of organ donations among medically advanced countries. This is the first book to delve into the challenging and taboo Japanese concepts of life and death surrounding organ transplantation. Zusammenfassung In this book! Yasuoka reveals insight into Japan as the country with the most severe organ shortages and the lowest numbers of organ donations among medically advanced countries. This is the first book to delve into the challenging and taboo Japanese concepts of life and death surrounding organ transplantation. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of FiguresAcknowledgementsChapter 1 Narratives of Transplant Surgeons and Coordinators Chapter 2 Narratives of RecipientsChapter 3 Narratives of Donor FamiliesChapter 4 The Buds of Interrelationships among Concerned PartiesChapter 5 Transforming Concepts of Life Conclusion Rebirthable Life Afterword My Father's Funeral in Japan, August 2014 Appendix Japanese Organ Transplantation Law BibliographyAbout the Author

Product details

• Authors: Maria-Keiko Yasuoka, Yasuoka Maria-Keiko
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2015
• EAN: 9781498515665
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-1566-5
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Japan, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying, Anthropology, Sociology: customs & traditions, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Human biology, Cultural studies: customs and traditions, Sociology: death and dying, Sociology: Death & Dying, Medical Anthropology