Genomic Citizenship Av Ian Mcgonigle

<b>An anthropological study based on ethnographic work in Israel and Qatar explores the relationship between science, particularly genetics, and national identity.</b><br><br>Based on ethnographic work in Israel and Qatar, two small Middle Eastern ethnonations with significant biomedical resources, <i>Genomic Citizenship</i> explores the relationship between science and identity. Ian McGonigle, originally trained as a biochemist, draws on anthropological theory, STS, intellectual history, critical theory, Middle Eastern studies, cultural studies, and critical legal studies. He connects biomedical research on ethnic populations to the political, economic, legal, and historical context of the state; to global trends in genetic medicine; and to the politics of identity in the context of global biomedical research. <br><br><i>Genomic Citizenship</i> is more an anthropology of scientific objects than an anthropology of scientists or an ethnography of the laboratory. McGonigle bases his untr