The Modern Art of Dying : : A History of Euthanasia in the United States / / Shai J. Lavi.
How we die reveals much about how we live. In this provocative book, Shai Lavi traces the history of euthanasia in the United States to show how changing attitudes toward death reflect new and troubling ways of experiencing pain, hope, and freedom. Lavi begins with the historical meaning of euthanas...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009] ©2005 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 p.) :; 2 tables. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- INTRODUCTION. The Ethics of the Deathbed: Euthanasia from Art to Technique
- CHAPTER ONE. The Holy Craft of Dying: The Birth of the Modern Art of Dying
- CHAPTER Two. Medical Euthanasia: From Aiding the Dying to Hastening Death
- CHAPTER THREE. Legalizing Euthanasia: The Role of Law and the Rule of Technique
- CHAPTER FOUR. Euthanasia as Public Policy: The Euthanasia Society of America
- CHAPTER FIVE. Lethal Dosing: Technique beyond the Law
- CHAPTER SIX. Mercy Killing: The Limits of Technique
- EPILOGUE. Art and Technique, Death and Freedom
- APPENDIX. Mercy Killing: Case History
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index