Genomic Citizenship
The Molecularization of Identity in the Contemporary Middle East
- Paperback
216 pages
- Release Date
21 September 2021
Summary
An anthropological study based on ethnographic work in Israel and Qatar explores the relationship between science, particularly genetics, and national identity.
Based on ethnographic work in Israel and Qatar, two small Middle Eastern ethnonations with significant biomedical resources, Genomic Citizenship explores the relationship between science and identity. Ian McGonigle, originally trained as a biochemist, draws on anthropological theory, STS, intellectual history, critica…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262542944 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262542943 |
| Author: | Ian McGonigle |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 21 September 2021 |
| Weight: | 368g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“Genomic Citizenship provides an interesting account of the author’s observations…. McGonigle provides detailed information about the sociocultural contexts of [Israel and Qatar] that make the respective ethnonational aspirations easier to understand.”
—The Quarterly Review of Biology
“A valuable addition to the expanding scholarship on the entanglements of genetics and nationalism beyond Euro-America.”
—American Journal of Sociology
Ian McGonigle
Ian McGonigle is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and STS at Nanyang Technological University.
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