Law and the dead: technology, relations and institutions
Auteur :
Trabsky, Marc
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN :
9780815375234
Date de publication :
19 mars 2019
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
420 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The government of the dead in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries gave rise to a new arrangement of thanato-politics in the West. Legal, medical and bureaucratic institutions developed innovative technologies for managing the dead, maximising their efficacy and exploiting their vitality.