Culture, technologies and bodies: The technological Utopia of living forever

Sociological Review

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 19-36

  Turner, Bryan S ^a  

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Author keywords

Anthropology; Culture; Ethics; Longevity; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947388267     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: 1467954X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954X.2007.00690.x     Document Type: Article

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