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Autore |
DeCesare Michael <1975-> |
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Titolo |
Death on demand : Jack Kevorkian and the right-to-die movement / / Michael DeCesare |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Right to die |
Euthanasia |
Suicide |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 "A Self-Imposed Mission"; 2 "They'll Be After Me for This"; 3 "A Serial Mercy Killer on Our Hands"; 4 "We're Some Friends of Dr. Kevorkian's"; 5 "A Game of Cat and Mouse"; 6 "I Prefer Jail to Bail"; 7 "Well, Sir, Consider Yourself Stopped"; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Death on Demand</span><span> explores the polarizing role of Jack Kevorkian-"Dr. Death"-and his role as the most visible leader of the right-to-die movement. The book examines Kevorkian's activities in the context of the right-to-die movement to understand his crucial role in bringing the controversial practice of assisted suicide into the public conversation.</span></span> |
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