Forensic Medicine in Western Society: A History

by Katherine D. Watson

Book Overview

The first book of its kind, Forensic Medicine in Western Society: A History draws on the most recent developments in the historiography, to provide an overview of the history of forensic medicine in the West from the medieval period to the present day. Taking an international, comparative perspective on the changing nature of the relationship between medicine, law and society, it examines the growth of medico-legal ideas, institutions and practices...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415447712
• ISBN13: 9780415447713
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"