Böcker av Renee C. Fox

Spare Parts examines major developments in the field of organ replacement that occurred in the United States over the course of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s

"This is a brilliant work of lasting value to both sociology and anthropology by a person combining the talent of keen observer with the highest level of theoretical sophistication. . . a major contribution to our understanding of the nature and structure of a significant social situation."--David M. Schneider, The University of Chicago.

Spare Parts examines major developments in the field of organ replacement that occurred in the United States over the course of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s

Until recent years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation enjoyed an exalted reputation as America's premier crime-fighting organization

A detailed account of the FBI's investigations within the context of an overview of the history of American sociology. It argues that J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI marginalized sociologists such as W.E.B. Du Bois and tried to suppress the development of a Marxist tradition in American sociology.