| Description |
1 online resource (278 p.) |
| Series |
Studies in Legal History Ser |
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Studies in Legal History Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Science of Death -- Diagnosing Death -- Autopsies and the Afterlives of Corpses -- Forensics on Trial -- 2 Poisoning and the Problem of Proof -- The Rise of Forensic Toxicology -- Poison in the Time of Cholera -- The Chemistry of Crime -- 3 Deception and Detection -- Malingering and Military Service -- The Art of Faking It -- Medical Ethics and Proving Malingering -- 4 Reproductive Bodies and Crimes |
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The Female Reproductive Body and the Male Medical Expert -- The Forensics of Infanticide -- Medical Expertise and Mothers on Trial -- 5 The Forensics of Sexual Crimes against Children -- Morality, Medicine, and the Limits of Legal Protection -- Sexual Offenders and the Signs of Assault -- Fear of False Accusations in the Fin de Siècle -- Conclusion and Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
An insightful analysis of the rise of forensic medicine in modern France and doctors' authority in the legal arena |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781009198370 |
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1009198378 |
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