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Author King, Samantha, 1970-

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

Publication Info. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2006]
©2006

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 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  362.196994 K58    Check Shelf
Description xxxii, 157 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-149) and index.
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
Subject Breast -- Cancer -- Treatment -- United States -- Endowments.
Breast -- Cancer -- Treatment -- United States -- Finance.
Breast -- Cancer -- Patients -- United States.
ISBN 0816648980 (hc/j : alk. paper)
9780816648986 (hc/j : alk. paper)
Standard No. 9780816648986
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