Bodies of Evidence

Medicine and the Politics of the English Inquest, 1830-1926

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• Ian Burney

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• 176 Seiten
• 7 Lesestunden

• Sachliteratur

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The book delves into the conflict between two perspectives on the coroner's inquest regarding unexplained deaths. Advocates of modern medical science sought to align the inquest with a scientific investigative model, while others viewed it as a crucial protector of traditional English liberties. This clash reveals underlying uncertainties about the emergence of science as a dominant form of socially accepted knowledge, questioning the assumptions surrounding its authority in society.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Einband: Hardcover