{"product_id":"intimate-strangers-commercial-surrogacy-in-russia-and-ukraine-and-the-making-of-truth-9781501771316","title":"Intimate Strangers: Commercial Surrogacy in Russia and Ukraine and the Making of Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZooming in on commercial surrogacy in Russia and Ukraine, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntimate Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e addresses market expansion into the intimate spheres of life that play out on women's bodies as mothers and workers. \u003c\/b\u003eVeronika Siegl follows the inner workings of a surrogacy market marked by secrecy, distrust, and anonymous business relationships. She explores intended mothers' anxious struggles for a child in light of stigmatized infertility and the aggressive biopolitics of motherhood; the uncertain but pragmatic pathways in and out of fertility clinics as surrogates navigate harsh economic realities and resist being objectified or morally judged; and the powerful role of agents and doctors who have found a profitable niche in nurturing and facilitating other people's existential hopes. \u003ci\u003eIntimate Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e discusses these issues against the backdrop of ultra-conservatism and moral governance in Russia, the rising international popularity of the Ukrainian surrogacy market, and the pervasiveness of neo-liberal ideologies and individualized notions of reproductive freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15733285\"\u003eVeronika Siegl\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501771316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501771310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC002020\"\u003eAnthropology | Physical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MED\"\u003eMedical\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MED058120\"\u003eNursing | Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS032000\"\u003eRussia | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeronika Siegl is Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Vienna, and Associated Researcher at the Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Bern. She has published articles in journals such as the\u003ci\u003e Anthropological Journal of European Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCurare\u003c\/i\u003e, and is co-editor of the photo-text-book \u003ci\u003eHope\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44455674085613,"sku":"9781501771316","price":59.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b34ced59-c3c0-4c07-9429-fcc192d7c43e.jpg?v=1700389972","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/intimate-strangers-commercial-surrogacy-in-russia-and-ukraine-and-the-making-of-truth-9781501771316","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}