Postmortem : How Medical Examiners Explain Suspicious Deaths Paperback / softback
by Stefan (Brandeis University) Timmermans
Part of the Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries series
Paperback / softback
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As elected coroners were replaced by medical examiners with scientific training, the American public became fascinated with their work.
From the grisly investigations showcased on highly rated television shows such as "CSI" to best-selling mysteries that revolve around forensic science, medical examiners have never been so visible - or compelling.
They, and they alone, solve the riddle of suspicious death and the existential questions that come with it.
Why did someone die? Could it have been prevented? Should someone be held accountable? What are the implications of ruling a death a suicide, a homicide, or an accident?
Can medical examiners unmask the perfect crime? "Postmortem" goes deep inside the world of medical examiners to uncover the intricate web of social, legal, and moral issues in which they operate.
Stefan Timmermans spent years in a medical examiner's office following cases, interviewing examiners, and watching autopsies.
While he relates fascinating cases here, he is also more broadly interested in the cultural authority and responsibilities that come with being a medical examiner. How medical examiners speak to the living on behalf of the dead is Timmermans' subject, revealed here in the day-to-day lives of the examiners themselves.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:384 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:15/04/2007
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- ISBN:9780226803999
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:384 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:15/04/2007
- Category:
- ISBN:9780226803999