Human identity and identification / Rebecca Gowland, Tim Thompson.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Gowland, Rebecca.
• TeilnehmendeR: Thompson, Timothy James Upton.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: x, 225 p. :; ill.

"Few things are as interesting to us as our own bodies and, by extension, our own identities. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the relationship between the body, environment and society. Reflecting upon these developments, this book examines the role of the body in human id...

Table of Contents

• Machine generated contents note: Dedication; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Categories of identity and identification; 3. The skin; 4. Blood and guts; 5. The skeleton; 6. Biomolecular identification and identity; 7. Intentional modification of the phenotype; 8. Conclusions: identity and identification; References; Index.