01899nam a2200385 a 4500 ebr10312457 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 040810s2005 nju sb 001 0 eng d 2004057254 GBA529075 bnb 013170270 Uk 0691102635 (cl : alk. paper) 9780691133904 9781400826773 9780691102634 (cl : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)647823127 n-us--- R726 .L3797 2005eb 179.7 22 15.85 bcl Lavi, Shai Joshua. The modern art of dying [electronic resource] : a history of euthanasia in the United States / Shai J. Lavi. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2005. x, 226 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-221) and index. The ethics of the deathbed : euthanasia from art to technique -- The holy craft of dying : the birth of the modern art of dying -- Medical euthanasia : from aiding the dying to hastening death -- Legalizing euthanasia : the role of law and the rule of technique -- Euthanasia as public policy : the Euthanasia Society of America -- Lethal dosing : technique beyond the law -- Mercy killing : the limits of technique -- Art and technique, death and freedom -- Mercy killing : case history. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Euthanasia United States History. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10312457 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 177015 177015