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The Clinic and the Court: Law, Medicine and Anthropology
Hardback
Main Details
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The Clinic and the Court: Law, Medicine and Anthropology
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Ian Harper
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Edited by Tobias Kelly
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Edited by Akshay Khanna
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| Series | Cambridge Studies in Law and Society |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:320 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781107076242
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| Classifications | Dewey:344.041 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
2 Halftones, unspecified; 1 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
30 April 2015 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Law and medicine can be caught in a tight embrace. They both play a central role in the politics of harm, making decisions regarding what counts as injury and what might be the most suitable forms of redress or remedy. But where do law and medicine converge and diverge in their responses to and understandings of harm and suffering? Using empirical case studies from Europe, the Americas and Africa, The Clinic and the Court brings together leading medical and legal anthropologists to explore this question.
Author Biography
Ian Harper is a trained medical practitioner and social anthropologist, working at the University of Edinburgh. Tobias Kelly teaches social anthropology at the University of Edinburgh, where his research interests include human rights, political and legal anthropology and modern British cultural history. Akshay Khanna is a research fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.
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