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Pink ribbons, inc. : breast cancer and the politics of philanthropy / Samantha King.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Minneapolis ; London : University of Minnesota Press, c2006.Description: xxxii, 157 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780816648993 (hbk : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Breast cancer and the politics of philanthropy
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.196/99449 22
LOC classification:
  • RC280.B8 K56 2006
NLM classification:
  • 2006 L-125
  • WP 870
Online resources:
Contents:
A dream cause: breast cancer, corporate philanthropy, and the market for generosity -- Doing good by running well: the race for the cure and the politics of civic fitness -- Stamping out breast cancer: the neoliberal state and the volunteer citizen -- Imperial charity: women's health, cause-related marketing, and global capitalism -- The culture of survivorship and the tyranny of cheerfulness
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status
Non-fiction Main Non Fiction FQB FRR Kin (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A dream cause: breast cancer, corporate philanthropy, and the market for generosity -- Doing good by running well: the race for the cure and the politics of civic fitness -- Stamping out breast cancer: the neoliberal state and the volunteer citizen -- Imperial charity: women's health, cause-related marketing, and global capitalism -- The culture of survivorship and the tyranny of cheerfulness