The making of British bioethics
This book draws on a wide range of sources to detail how and why bioethics became so influential in Britain, including the archives of government departments, public inquiries, universities and professional organisations, as well as private papers, published materials, press reports, television prog...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester, UK
Manchester University Press
2014, 2014
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book draws on a wide range of sources to detail how and why bioethics became so influential in Britain, including the archives of government departments, public inquiries, universities and professional organisations, as well as private papers, published materials, press reports, television programmes and interviews. I use this material to chart the professional, social and political factors that underpinned the making of British bioethics: to show how certain individuals fashioned themselves into authorities on bioethics; to identify the various sites in which bioethics emerged; and to outline how it fulfilled different roles for various groups and professions |
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| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (xi, 303 pages) portrait |
| ISBN: | 1526102838 184779887X 0719096197 9780719096198 9781847798879 |