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Indice
7 Premessa
9 Introduzione
12 1.A ntroposluom gair te
16 2.E conomgilao bael ceo rpcoo meb ene
dic onsumo
23 3.I ndiialb: a zadre gloir gani
26 4.C inai:lc orpdoe llSot ato
31 5.D ilembmiio etici
36 6.B isoganrit ifiec sicaalris iintvàe ntate
44 7.L am ortceh ep receldaem orte
.50 8.O rganriub atlie:g gened ree altà
.54 9.B io-piraStteartieoa s :o tto-cittadini
62 10.Su dafriccoar:pd ie ll'apartheid
74 11B.r asifluer:tv oe,n didtoan,or etribuito,
donazione universale
89 12.C onclusione
93 Rifirimbeinbtlii ografici
Premessa
Questsoa gg1 ivoi enoeff ertcoo meu ns urroga
to" trapiandtaaltlo'"in terdviSe indtnoeM yi ntz
"SmallW arsT:h eC ultuProa!l itoifCc hsil dhood",
cheh oa vutlo' onodir per esenilt a2r8oe t tobre
199a6l lJao hnHso pkiUnnsi vetr.yUs niav ersione
riviset aam plidaitq au ell'intèes rtvaeptnuatb o
bliccaotmae i ntroduzaSi moanleWl a rsT:h eC ul
turPao!l itoi/Cc hsi ldhaoc oudr,da i N ancSyc he
per-Hugeh Ceasr olSyanr ge(nUtn iverosfCi aty
liforPnirae sBse,r kelLeoysAn; g ele1s9 98S)pe.r o
chet racdceel slean sibsitloirteiàdc e at nografica
di Mintszir itroavinncoh nee lmliaa a nalidseill a
trasformadzeigoolrnige a unmia niinb endii con
sumoe,n nesivmaar iadnetcleo mmercgiloo baldei
corpi, deeb siisdoegrin i (c1f9r8. 5QM)uie.ns ttzo
articeomleor gdeau np iùa mpipor ogeitntc oo l
laboraz"iSoenllineg,L ifec"o,d iredtatlosl oat to
scrietd taLa a wrenCcoeh eanl lUani versoifCt ay
liforBneirak,e leef yi,n anzdiaalltOaop enS ociety
Lav ersiqounpier esenèta aptpaa risn"a C urrAenntth ro
[N.d.R.].
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8 NancySc heper·Hughes
FoundatdiiNo enw Y orkA. q uesptroo gectotlo
laboraanncoh Dea vide S heiRloat hmaUnn.ap ri
mab ozzdae ll'arèti sctoalstoca r iqtutaan deor o
ricercaptrreislcs'eoI nstoinVt iuotlee nce, Culture
andS urvivaalllV ai rgiFnoiuan datfiootrnh Heu
manitdii eCsh arlottJeosavGoiu lliel.h eBrimeehl
hac ollaboarlalrtaao c codletida a teia lldai scus·
siondeim oltid eglair gometnotic cina tqiu esto
saggIinoB .r assiolneso t aatsas isdtiatM aa riana
K.F erre(iDriap artidmieA nnttor opolUongiia,
versdiitS àa nP aoloN)ù,b iBae ntRoo drigues
(Medicisnoac iFaalceo,l dtiMà e diciUnniav,e rsità
delS alvadeoM ri)s hKlae in( DipartidmiAe nnto
tropologia, diU Snani CvaerrlsoiIstnS)à u. d Af ri
cas onsot aatiau tina tmaa niersat raorddiania ria
mieia ssisdtiec natim poA:n thoMnoyn gMae lwa
nad elUlnai verosfCi atpyTe o wne CharloRtote
mandi GoodwooCda,p eT ownL'.a ssistoefnza
fertnae llrai cerdcaa S uzannCea lpesdterill a
Georgaen dM aryF ostAenrt hropoLliobgryadi r y
Berkelè esyt aitnae stimMaobliletc.io· ll egdheil
Dipartimdie nAtnot ropolao Bgeirak elee dye l
DipartimednitA on tropolsoogciiaad liCe a pe
Town hanncoo ntribinu miatnoi esroas tanazliale
lar evi�idoinq eu esdtooc umentAo t.u tltoirs oo
noe stremamgernattea .
Introduzione
L'urgendiz ap erveniar neu ovsit andaertdi ci
internazipoenrla acl hiir urdgeitiar apiaallnatl iu,
ced ir appodrita ib usaii d anndie im embrpii ù
svantagdgeillasato ic iehtarià u,n inteol cliat tadina
italiadniBa e llangeisloe ttèmdberl1e 9 9un5 pic
colgor uppdio c hirurgdheiit rapianti, specialisti
dellaac quisidziio orngea enis,p edir tsic ienszoe
ciaela it tivpiesridt iiri tutmia nis,o tltaos upervi
siondee llos torsioccoi Daalvei Rdo thmaQnu.e
stgor upploaB, e llaTgaisoFk o rcoenO rgaTnr an
splantaBtioodinl,Iy n tegarintdyt ,h Ien temational
Traffiinc Organdsic, u fia ccpiaor tees,a mignlai
effetettii scoic,i eam leidi cdie llcao mmercializza
ziondie o rgaunmia neil ea ccudis ea busdiei d i
rittium anin elrlaac coeld tias tribuzdieognoleri
ganin ell'amdbiuni tcor escente mercato globale.
Ip untpii ùur gednate is aminsaorneiop resun
tie spiadin otrig adnaip rigiongiieursit iinz Ciiati
nae in altpria edselil 'Aesd ieaSl u dA meriocga,
gettpoo id iv erter ansazcioomnmie rcpiearliil
mercadteoti r apiailn ctoin;t itnruaoff idic oo rga
niin Indian,o nostannutoevl ee grgein daqnuoe -
IO NancySc heper-Hughes
stpar atilielcgaa ilnem oltree gioqnuia;lv ee ristià
nasconddiae tariso o spegtetnie raldiimz uztaitlia
zionfiu,rdi t cio repr ia pimednibt aim bipneirr e
periroer gadneis tianlalctahi i rudregtiir aa pianti.
$ùllbaa sdee llmei ep recedreincteir scuhllea
realstoàc ieam leet afocrhiecs atdia e tralol ev oci
dif urtid io rgaen bia mbiinniB ras(ilSec heper
Hugh1e9s9 11,9 92:c6a)ep a .l tr(oSvceh eper-Hu
ghe1s9 96sao)n sot aitnav itaaf tapara rtdeiq ue
stTaa sFko rcceo mee tnografaJ-oagnaAlt. rs oepo
condion contnre1ol9,9 6s,o nsot aitnac aricdia ta
condururnear iceertcnao grasfitÙcc oan tessoto
ciadleell cah irurdgeiita r apiiannt tripe a es-i
BrasiSlued,a friec (ai cno llaborcaozniil o mnieo
colledgiaB erkeLlaewyr enCcoeh enI)n d-isacel
tip roprpieor clhaép ratdiectiar apisaisn ttraii
velandlìo u naq uestimoonletc oo ntroversa.
L'Indcioan tiandue as seurneod eliu ogphriin
cipalid it raffincaoz ioneai lnet ernazidoirn eanlie
acquisdtada otnia tViovrein tAii di.b attmietdii ci
e filososfuillcvaie ndidteair en(ic fDra.a r1 989,
199109,9 2,a1 992Rbe;d d1y9 90E;v an1s9 89Ri;
charedtsa l1.9 98e)a glsit umdeid icciir lc'aa lto
tassdio m ortalittràiari cevesnttria ndiier rie ni
acquisitnIa ntdii( ac fSra.al ahudeete n1 a9l9.0 ),
nonè s eguitaloc unsot udaid oo cumentgaliefr e
fetmtie diecs io ciaal luin gtoe rmidneel vlean dita
derie nsiu vie nditloelr oir,fo a miglleil eo,rc oo
munitIànB. r asliela ec cudsier apimednibt aim
binfiu,rti d ir eneic ommercdii oor gatneis,s eu ti
altrpea rtid eclo rpoc ontinunanoon ostalan'pt e
provazinoenl1e 9 9d7i u nal egsgulel dao nazione
Ilt raffdiico or ganneil m ercatgol obale 11
univervsoallates a,o ffocalreev ocei iam pedilroe
sviludpiup onm ercailtloe gdailo er gaInniS .u da
friclaari organizzraazdiicoadnleleel saa niptuàb
blicsao tltaon uovdae mocraez idilai rottamento
deif ondsit atvalie rsloap rimaas sistheannznao
spostdaitaolie sc ih irudregtiir aa pinaenslte it tore
privactoonp, r evedibili cnoengsaetgiiunve en ze
termidniie quistoàc iaNlelel.os testseom poa,c
cusdeig raavbiu smie dicsip-ecialilm pernetlei e
voi lledgiao lreg anneig olib itdoelril pao lizdiua,
ranet deo pog lain ndie ll'aparstohneaoir dr-iva
tedi fronatlelC ao mmissiufofincei apleerl aV e
ritàe laR iconcilidaezlSi uodnaef rIincfai.n e,
SheilRao thman (199e8 un) picoc oglruppdoi
studednitim edicihnaan nion iziuantario c erca
parallneelllaca i tdit àN ewY orkI.l orpor imrii
sulteavtiid enzoisatnaoc ao ulin op re-screening
favorepveorll eed onneg,la if ro-ameer igclain i
ispanciacnid idala ttria pianto.
li primroa ppordteoll aB ellagTiaos Fko rce
(Rothmeataln . 1 997ra)c comanldaca rveaa zione
diu nc omitianttoe rnazidoins aloerv eglisauin za
donatocroinil, c ompidtioi ndagsauirs eo spetti
dia buspia espee rp aeseed if ungedrace e ntdrio
informaszuillopenr ia tidcidh oen azidoengeol ri
ganCio.m ep rimpoa ssLoa,w renCcoeh eDn,a vid
Rothmaein o a bbialmaon ciuantn ou ovpor oget
tot rienn"aMleed,i cMianrek,e atnsd,B odies/Or
ganWsa tchs"u,p pordtaaltlo' OSpoecni eItnsyt i
tuteei ncardipnraetslosa Uo n iverosfiC tayl ifor
niaB,e rkeel elyaM edicSacih ooolfC olumbia
UniverNseiwtY yo,r kL'.o sservaitnotreiniodn e-
12 NancySc heper·Hughes
dagare, mondiotcourmaernete,ap rueb blicizzare
(coln' aidiu taot tiviinstteir nazpieorind ailrii tti
umaneit,n ogrloacfaieli s tudedin tmie dicilnea )
violazdieoidn iir iutmtain nie lla raec nceolllat a
distribudzeigoolrnige a Nneli .b ienn1i9o9 9-2000
cia spettdiiaa mgog iunalgleanr oes trriac ecrocla
lettniuvoav cie ntnreil l'EEusrto pian,M edio
Oriennteel,l 'sAusdi-ao rieeni tnAa mleer iLcaa
tina.
1. Antroposluo Mgairt e
Quesstaog rgaipop resleann otsat prrai mian
cursiionnun et erritaloirieon aov ,o lotset ilepe e
ricol1,o nseol l'indit eesnptloo rlaapr rea tidceai
trapiead netlirl aac codliot rag aent ie ssiunot bii
torlia,b oraptriogrii,o onsip,e dea slail oep erato
riea ll imidteel cllaa ndestdionvaievt vài,e unneo
scambdiioc orpi, eo tregcannoil aolgdi i leà d i
qualsicaosnif ilnoec,ao l nea zionQaulaes.ti u tit i
luogihnic ui sie ffettuidneoit rapisaonntinoi
qualcmhoed op artedi unar etgel obanleel;l o
stestseom ppoe rlò' ambideenlltcaeh irurdgeiia
trapièap nitcic oelp oe rsonealai e s,u olii vepllii ù
alti poetsrseebprbaeer agonaau tnpo a esienc ui
tutctoin oscotnuot tDii.v enqtuian deis senziale
mantenelr'ea nonidmeagtlioin formastaolrvio,
colocrhoeh anngoi eàs prepsusbob licaompeinte
nioenc io mmenti.
Coheeni oa bbiasmvoo lltano o strircae rtcraa
i1199e6 i1 1998p,e ru nt otadil cei nqviuaeg gsiu l