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The modern art of dying : a history of euthanasia in the United States
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- Creator
- Shai J. Lavi
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2005]
- ©2005
- Physical Details
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- x, 226 pages ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780691102634, 1400826772, 9781400826773, 0691102635, 9786612157219, 1282157213, 0691133905
- OCLC
- ocn647823127, ocn979744900, ocm56334383, ocn438193593
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-221) and index.
- Ethics of the deathbed: euthanasia from art to technique -- Holy craft of dying: the birth of the modern art of dying -- Medical euthanasia: from aiding the dying to hastening death -- Legalizing euthanasia: the role of law and the rule of technique -- Euthanasia as public policy: the Euthanasia Society of America -- Lethal dosing: technique beyond the law -- Mercy killing: the limits of technique -- Art and technique, death and freedom -- Mercy killing: case history