Death on demand : Jack Kevorkian and the right-to-die movement / / Michael DeCesare
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 |
| ©2015 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 179.7 |
| Soggetto topico: | Right to die |
| Euthanasia | |
| Suicide | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | <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> |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Death on demand |
| ISBN: | 1-4422-4214-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910826035103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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