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- Book Title
- Wombs in Labor: Transnational Commercial Surrogacy in India
- Publication Date
- 2014-09-23
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN
- 9780231169912
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Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231169914
ISBN-13
9780231169912
eBay Product ID (ePID)
202365241
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Wombs in Labor : Transnational Commercial Surrogacy in India
Subject
Feminism & Feminist Theory, Reproductive Medicine & Technology, Pregnancy & Childbirth, Parenting / Motherhood, Women's Studies
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Family & Relationships, Social Science, Health & Fitness, Medical
Series
South Asia Across the Disciplines Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
7.5 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2014-004973
Reviews
an excellent contribution to undergraduate or graduate classes on globalization, reproduction, gender, or work., Wombs in Labor is an absorbing and meticulously researched work. Amrita Pande fruitfully scrutinises the minutiae of interactions among surrogates and the community of a clinic for their underlying meaning... recommended to anyone interested in the subject of surrogacy and will please all readers., By allowing us a window into transnational surrogacy, Pande brilliantly provides a rich, nuanced analysis that recognizes the women's attempts to negotiate the challenges of class, gender, race, and citizenship that they face. In analyzing both their actions and their accounts, Pande explores how Indian surrogates resist, reframe, and seek to build better lives for themselves and their families through their globalized labor., An invaluable work. Pande writes vividly, sensitively, and with critical intelligence about an incredibly complex modern phenomenon. Her attentiveness to the diverse situations and personalities of surrogate mothers is her book's greatest strength. A gripping read., Wombs in Labor is an important book that sheds light on the workings of transnational commercial surrogacy in India.... This book is a valuable read for anyone interested in commercial surrogacy, global inequality and women's labor., In this brave and unique study of what is probably the world's largest commercial infertility clinic, Amrita Pande takes us with empathy and grace into the world of the Indian surrogate. How does she feel about carrying a baby she must give up? Highly perceptive, deeply thoughtful, and analytically nuanced, Pande proposes some new answers to a new question. An important book and a great read., A theoretically sophisticated and nuanced ethnography of interest to scholars in South Asian studies, women's studies, reproductive health, and labor studies., a fascinating look at the world of the Indian surrogate and the choice she makes in an effort to better her and her family's economic status., A rich, nuanced analysis that recognizes these women's attempts to negotiate the challenges of class, gender, race, and citizenship. In analyzing both their actions and their accounts, Pande explores how Indian surrogates resist, reframe, and seek to build better lives for themselves and their families through their globalized labor., This is an invaluable work: an eye-opening, intimate ethnographic study of surrogacy at one successful clinic in India. Pande writes vividly, sensitively, and with critical intelligence about an incredibly complex modern phenomenon. Her attentiveness to the diverse situations and personalities of surrogate mothers is her book's greatest contribution; a gripping read., At times heart-wrenching, Pande's ethnographic research provides a detailed and empathetic look at the business of India's surrogacy industry..., Wombs in Labor is a valuable and timely contribution to the steadily increasing scholarship on assisted reproductive technologies and is a fascinating addition to the anthropology of work., In this brave and unique study, Amrita Pande takes us with empathy and grace into the world of the Indian surrogate, asking how she feels about carrying a baby she must give up. Highly perceptive, deeply thoughtful, and analytically nuanced, Pande proposes new answers to a new question. An important book and a great read., In this brave and unique study, Amrita Pande takes us with empathy and grace into the world of the Indian surrogate, asking how does she feel about carrying a baby she must give up. Highly perceptive, deeply thoughtful, and analytically nuanced, Pande proposes some new answers to a new question. An important book and a great read.
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
306.874/3
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Wombs in Labor 2. Pro-natal Technologies in an Anti-natal State 3. When the Fish Talk About the Water 4. Manufacturing the Perfect Mother-Worker 5. Everyday Divinities and God's Labor 6. Embodied Labor and Neo-eugenics 7. Disposable Workers and Dirty Labor 8. Disposable Mothers and Kin Labor 9. Conclusion: Aporia of Surrogacy Epilogue: Did the "Sperm on a Rickshaw" Save the Third World? Appendix A. Selected Clauses from the Assisted Reproductive Technologies (Regulation) Draft Bill Appendix B. Consent Form to Be Signed by Surrogates Appendix C. Descriptive Tables Notes Works Cited Index
Synopsis
Surrogacy is India's new form of outsourcing, as couples from all over the world hire Indian women to bear their children for a fraction of the cost of surrogacy elsewhere with little to no government oversight or regulation. In the first detailed ethnography of India's surrogacy industry, Amrita Pande visits clinics and hostels and speaks with surrogates and their families, clients, doctors, brokers, and hostel matrons in order to shed light on this burgeoning business and the experiences of the laborers within it. From recruitment to training to delivery, Pande's research focuses on how reproduction meets production in surrogacy and how this reflects characteristics of India's larger labor system. Pande's interviews prove surrogates are more than victims of disciplinary power, and she examines the strategies they deploy to retain control over their bodies and reproductive futures. While some women are coerced into the business by their families, others negotiate with clients and their clinics to gain access to technologies and networks otherwise closed to them. As surrogates, the women Pande meets get to know and make the most of advanced medical discoveries. They traverse borders and straddle relationships that test the boundaries of race, class, religion, and nationality. Those who focus on the inherent inequalities of India's surrogacy industry believe the practice should be either banned or strictly regulated. Pande instead advocates for a better understanding of this complex labor market, envisioning an international model of fair-trade surrogacy founded on openness and transparency in all business, medical, and emotional exchanges., Clients from all over the world hire Indian women to bear their children for a fraction of the cost of surrogacy elsewhere with little to no government oversight or regulation. In the first detailed ethnography of India's surrogacy industry, Amrita Pande visits clinics, lives in surrogacy hostels, and speaks with surrogates, their families, clients, doctors, brokers, and hostel matrons to capture the full mechanics of this burgeoning business and the experiences of the laborers within it. From recruitment to training to delivery, Pande's research focuses on the intersection of production and reproduction and its reflection of India's larger labor regime. Yet her work also showcases the strategies surrogates deploy to retain control over their bodies and reproductive futures. Pande ultimately advocates for a better understanding of this complex labor market, envisioning an international model of fair-trade surrogacy founded on openness and transparency in all business, medical, and emotional exchanges.
LC Classification Number
HQ759.5.P36 2014
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