Published July, 2007
By William R. LaFleur, Gernot Bohme, Susumu Shimazono and Gernot Boehme
Publisher: Indiana University Press
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Contributors describe this research, how it was brought to light, and the rationalizations of those who perpetrated and benefited from it; look at the response to the revelations of this horrific research and its implications for present-day medicine and ethics; and offer lessons about human experimentation in an age of human embryo research and genetic engineering.

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Published August, 2006
By Farhat Moazam
Publisher: Indiana University Press
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An ethnographic study of live, related kidney donation in Pakistan, based on Farhat Moazam's participant-observer research conducted at a public hospital. It describes the renal transplant cases and the cultural, ethical, and family conflicts that accompany them, and an object lesson in comparative bioethics.

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Published February, 2006
By Tracy J. Luedke and Harry G. West
Publisher: Indiana University Press
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Reveals that healers, whose power depends on the ability to broker therapeutic resources, also contribute to the construction of the borders. This book explores the resilience of Southeast Africa's healers and those they heal in a world shaped by economic stagnation, declining state commitments to health care, and the AIDS pandemic.

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Published January, 2006
By Tracy J. Luedke and Harry G. West
Publisher: Indiana University Press
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Reveals that healers, whose power depends on the ability to broker therapeutic resources, also contribute to the construction of the borders they transgress. This volume addresses diverse healing practices such as herbalism, razor-blade vaccination, spirit possession, prophetic healing, missionary health clinics, and traumatic storytelling.

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Published January, 2006
By Roddey Reid
Publisher: Indiana University Press
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Compares anti-smoking campaigns in the United States, France, and Japan for what they reveal about the nature of globalization and liberal arts of government. This book explores 'social marketing' techniques used to tailor public health messages to particular ethnic communities and the programs of international public health organizations.

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Published January, 2006
By Roddey Reid
Publisher: Indiana University Press
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A tangible aspect of living, working, and travelling in the 21st century is the experience of moving between smoke-filled and smoke-free environments. The author examines what lies behind this experience: the revolution in public attitudes and health codes that regulate daily routines and the life of the body.

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