On the verge of death: Visions of biological vulnerability

Annual Review of Anthropology

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 105-121

  Caduff, Carlo ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

danger; disease; risk; security; state; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; CAPITALISM; DISEASE; HEALTH RISK; SOCIAL SECURITY; SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84908210031     PISSN: 00846570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anthro-102313-030341     Document Type: Review

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