Bovine Abominations: Genetic Culture and Politics in the Netherlands

This article examines how people in the Netherlands attempted to come to terms with the phenomenon of a genetically modified bull, illuminating the levels of enculturation surrounding the production, consumption, and use of new genetic knowledge. The article demonstrates that new genetic knowledge a...

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Published in:	Cultural anthropology Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 305 - 336
Main Author:	Taussig, Karen-Sue
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-08-2004 American Anthropological Association
Subjects:	Acculturation Animal genetics Biotechnology Cattle Consumption Cows Cultural anthropology Cultural identity Culture Dutch language Eugenics Europe Genetic engineering Genetics Human genetics Humans Identity Immigration policy Knowledge Language culture relationship Medical genetics Nation National identity Nature natureculture Nazism Netherlands Occupations Passports Politics Production consumption relationship Science Social identity Strathern, Marilyn Technology technoscience Tolerance World wars Netherlands
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