Books by James Boyle
Shamans, Software, & Spleens
by James Boyle
The most interesting part of the book for me is an analogy that James Boyle uses between the privatisation of the human genome and the privatisation of the agricultural commons (an analogy which has been taken up by quite a lot of activist groups working in this area since). This parallel is a useful one: in both cases, what was previously a common good and regarded as natural suddenly becomes private property
Interviews where books by James Boyle were recommended
The best books on Body Shopping, recommended by Donna Dickenson
The author and activist talks about medical ethics and selects her five top books on the subject. She raises questions as to whether we own our bodies, and the ethics behind selling human organs.
