On Face Transplantation
Life and Ethics in Experimental Biomedicine
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, History, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
| Author: | Samuel Taylor-Alexander | ISBN: | 9781137452726 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | August 11, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot | Language: | English |
| Author: | Samuel Taylor-Alexander |
| ISBN: | 9781137452726 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | August 11, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot |
| Language: | English |
Drawing together interview material, medical publications, and first-hand accounts, this book shows that what is being remade in the burgeoning medical field of face transplantation is not only the lives of patients, but also the very ways that state institutions, surgeons, and families make sense of rights, claims for inclusion, and life itself.
Drawing together interview material, medical publications, and first-hand accounts, this book shows that what is being remade in the burgeoning medical field of face transplantation is not only the lives of patients, but also the very ways that state institutions, surgeons, and families make sense of rights, claims for inclusion, and life itself.
