History of force feeding, a: hunger strikes, prisons and medical ethics, 1909–1974
Auteur :
Miller, Ian
Éditeur :
Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN :
9783319311128
Date de publication :
26 août 2016
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
It is the first monograph-length study of the force-feeding of hunger strikers in English, Irish and Northern Irish prisons. It examines ethical debates that arose throughout the twentieth century when governments authorised the force-feeding of imprisoned suffragettes, Irish republicans and convict prisoners.