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Pink ribbons, inc. : breast cancer and the politics of philanthrophy
- Author
- King, Samantha, 1970-
- Title
- Pink ribbons, inc. : breast cancer and the politics of philanthrophy / Samantha King.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2006.
- Description
- xxxii, 157 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Notes
- Notes in margin by book's donor, Leonore Teifer. Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- Introduction : Breast cancer and the culture of giving
- 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 the global capitalism
- The culture of survivorship and the tyranny of cheerfulness
- Conclusion : beyond pink ribbons.
- Subject headings
- Breast--Cancer--Treatment--United States--Endowment.
- ISBN
- 9780816648986