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The generosity of the dead : a sociology of organ procurement in France
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Title
The generosity of the dead : a sociology of organ procurement in France / Graciela Nowenstein.
ISBN
0754674320
0754691187
1282857533
1317030788
6612857536
9780754674320
9780754691181
9781282857537
9781317030782
9786612857539
9780754674320
Published
Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., 2010.
Physical Description
1 online resource (vi, 190 pages) : illustrations
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Summary
The Generosity of the Dead draws on the French experience to examine the on-going international debate surrounding systems of organ procurement. It will be a valuable resource for researchers, academics, policy-makers and practitioners with an interest in this complex and topical subject.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Nowenstein, Graciela. Generosity of the dead. Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., 2010
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2024
Series
Medical law and ethics
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-183) and index.
Contents
Organ transplantation : from an eternally hopeless dream to the management of scarce resources
Law as tool for enhancing social change : from faith to disenchantment
From heterogeneity to normalisation
The living cadaver
Unpredictable situations
Whose gift?
Regulation of generosity by the state
The law as policy.
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