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Bioethics in America : origins and cultural politics / M.L. Tina Stevens.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stevens, Tina.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical ethics--United States--History.
- Medical ethics.
- Bioethics--United States--History.
- Bioethics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (223 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "An interesting and provocative book, well worth reading for the issues it raises as well as for the historical analysis of the bioethics movement." -- Perspectives in Biology and Medicine "Bioethics in America merits our attention. It will encourage additional reflection on the sources and meaning of the rise of this new profession dedicated to moral arbitration." -- Journal of American History.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue The Tradition of Ambivalence
- Chapter One The Culture of Post-atomic Ambivalence
- Chapter Two "Leader of Leaders"
- Chapter Three Redefining Death in America
- Chapter Four "Sleeping Beauty"
- Epilogue Conclusion and Outlook
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Notes: p. 161-194.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8018-7697-4
- OCLC:
- 559094037
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