Postmortem: how medical examiners explain suspicious deaths
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1. Verfasser: Timmermans, Stefan (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago University of Chicago Press 2006
Schriftenreihe:Fieldwork encounters and discoveries
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-356) and index
Introduction - Brokering suspicious deaths -- - 1 - Making the case for heart disease -- - 2 - The fifty-one percent rule of suicide -- - 3 - Forensic credibility at the "nanny trial" -- - 4 - The perfect crime -- - 5 - A baby died. Where were the parents? -- - 6 - The organ and tissue trade -- - Conclusion : The hope of forensic authority -- - Postscript : "How can you watch autopsies?"
'Postmodern' goes deep inside the world of medical examiners to uncover the intricate web of pathological, social, legal, and moral issues in which they operate. Stefan Timmermans spent years in a medical examiner's office, following cases interviewing examiners, and watching autopsies
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ISBN:0226804003
9780226804002

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