Legal, medical and cultural regulation of the body, the: transformation and transgression
Auteur :
Smith, Stephen W.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780754677369
Date de publication :
28 nov. 2009
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
589 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The regulation of the body provides an important concern in law, medical practice and culture. This comprehensive new volume explores how conceptions of self, liberalism, property and harm inform and influence contentious legal and ethical questions about what we can and cannot do to or with our own bodies.