{"product_id":"ivf-and-assisted-reproduction-a-global-history-paperback","title":"Ivf and Assisted Reproduction: A Global History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Ferber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNicola J. Marks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVera MacKie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first transnational history of IVF and assisted reproduction. It is a key text for scholars and students in social science, history, science and technology studies (STS), cultural studies, and gender and sexuality studies, and a resource for journalists, policymakers, and anyone interested in assisted reproduction. IVF was seen as revolutionary in 1978 when the first two IVF babies were born, in the UK and India. Assisted reproduction has now contributed to the birth of around ten million people. The book traces the work of IVF teams as they developed new techniques and laid the foundations of a multi-billion-dollar industry. It analyses the changing definitions and experience of infertility, the markets for eggs and children through surrogacy, cross-border reproductive treatment, and the impact of regulation. Using interviews with leading IVF figures, archives, media reports, and the latest science, it is a vital addition to the field of reproduction studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This pathbreaking account of the global forces behind the rapid rise of the fertility industry is the first to offer such a truly comprehensive overview of this hugely important topic.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Franklin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e, Chair of Sociology, University of Cambridge\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'In this compelling overview of one of the most significant technological and social interventions ever developed, the cultural and scientific imaginaries of assisted reproduction meet the obdurate histories of laboratory experiments, biological materials, and personal quests. It is an indispensable read for anyone interested in IVF and assisted reproduction.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Whittaker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e, Professor of Anthropology, Monash University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e'In this book, the cultural and scientific imaginaries of assisted reproduction meet the obdurate histories of laboratory experiments, biological materials, and personal quests in a compelling account of the production of the global experience of assisted reproduction and its potential futures. From the first experiments in IVF to debates over regulation, from controversies to the future of gene editing and artificial wombs, this work provides a synoptic account of changes to reproduction wrought by technologies of IVF, its development and naturalisation as part of our reproductive repertoires. It is an important read for anyone interested in one of the most significant technological and social interventions ever developed.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Whittaker, \u003c\/b\u003eProfessor of Anthropology, Monash University, author of\u003ci\u003e International Surrogacy as Disruptive Industry in Southeast Asia\u003c\/i\u003e (2019) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the first transnational history of IVF and assisted reproduction. It is a key text for scholars and students in social science, history, science and technology studies (STS), cultural studies, and gender and sexuality studies, and a resource for journalists, policymakers, and anyone interested in assisted reproduction. IVF was seen as revolutionary in 1978 when the first two IVF babies were born, in the UK and India. Assisted reproduction has now contributed to the birth of around ten million people. The book traces the work of IVF teams as they developed new techniques and laid the foundations of a multi-billion-dollar industry. It analyses the changing definitions and experience of infertility, the markets for eggs and children through surrogacy, cross-border reproductive treatment, and the impact of regulation. Using interviews with leading IVF figures, archives, media reports, and the latest science, it is a vital addition to the field of reproduction studies. \u003cp\u003eSarah Ferber is Professor of History at the University of Wollongong, Australia. Her books include: \u003ci\u003eBioethics in Historical Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), and the co-edited \u003ci\u003eThe Reproductive Industry: Intimate Experiences and Global Processes \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), and \u003ci\u003eThe Body Divided: Human Beings and Human 'Material' in Modern Medical History\u003c\/i\u003e (2011). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNicola J. Marks is Senior Lecturer at the University of Wollongong. She researches the social dimensions of science and medicine, including stem cell research and IVF, and is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Reproductive Industry: Intimate Experiences and Global Processes \u003c\/i\u003e(2019). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVera Mackie is Senior Professor of Asian and International Studies at the University of Wollongong. She is co-author of \u003ci\u003eRemembering Women's Activism \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Reproductive Industry: Intimate Experiences and Global Processes \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), and \u003ci\u003eThe Social Sciences in the Asian Century \u003c\/i\u003e(2015).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Ferber is Professor of History at the University of Wollongong, Australia. Her books include: \u003ci\u003eBioethics in Historical Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), and the co-edited \u003ci\u003eThe Reproductive Industry: Intimate Experiences and Global Processes \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), and \u003ci\u003eThe Body Divided: Human Beings and Human 'Material' in Modern Medical History\u003c\/i\u003e (2011). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNicola J. Marks is Senior Lecturer at the University of Wollongong. She researches the social dimensions of science and medicine, including stem cell research and IVF, and is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Reproductive Industry: Intimate Experiences and Global Processes \u003c\/i\u003e(2019). \u003c\/p\u003e Vera Mackie is Senior Professor of Asian and International Studies at the University of Wollongong. 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