An ethnography of factory accidents and their attendant reconstructive plastic surgeries in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, Connective Tissue explores notions of risk, work and labor practices, and the way meaning is made from experiences of trauma, care, and recovery. The book charts a chronology of the accident and its future impacts.
An ethnography of factory accidents and their attendant reconstructive plastic surgeries in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, Connective Tissue explores notions of risk, work and labor practices, and the way meaning is made from experiences of trauma, care, and recovery. The book charts a chronology of the accident and its future impacts.
LILY N. SHAPIRO is a qualitative health researcher at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle.
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Foreword by Lenore Manderson Note on transliteration Introduction 1. “Are these machines dangerous?”: Factory Accidents, Risk, and Labor 2. Päakkam: Habit, Care, and Recovery 3. Form, function, and productivity at the hospital 4. Futures, care, and capitalism 5. Labor law and responsibility Conclusion: What is a hand? Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index Foreword by Lenore Manderson ix Note on Transliteration xiii Introduction 1 1 “Are These Machines Dangerous?”: Factory Accidents, Risk, and Labor 27 2 Päakkam: Habit, Care, and Recovery 57 3 Form, Function, and Productivity at the Hospital 83 4 Futures, Care, and Capitalism 109 5 Labor Law and Responsibility 125 Conclusion: What Is a Hand? 147 Acknowledgments 155 Notes 159 References 167 Index 000
Foreword by Lenore Manderson Note on transliteration Introduction 1. “Are these machines dangerous?”: Factory Accidents, Risk, and Labor 2. Päakkam: Habit, Care, and Recovery 3. Form, function, and productivity at the hospital 4. Futures, care, and capitalism 5. Labor law and responsibility Conclusion: What is a hand? Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index Foreword by Lenore Manderson ix Note on Transliteration xiii Introduction 1 1 “Are These Machines Dangerous?”: Factory Accidents, Risk, and Labor 27 2 Päakkam: Habit, Care, and Recovery 57 3 Form, Function, and Productivity at the Hospital 83 4 Futures, Care, and Capitalism 109 5 Labor Law and Responsibility 125 Conclusion: What Is a Hand? 147 Acknowledgments 155 Notes 159 References 167 Index 000
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