The spirit ambulance: choreographing the end of life in Thailand
"The Spirit Ambulance is a journey into decision-making at the end of life in Thailand, where families attempt to craft good deaths for their elders in the face of clashing ethical frameworks, from a rapidly developing universal medical system, to national and global human-rights politics, to c...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Oakland, California
University of Californiarnia Press
[2020]
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California series in public anthropology (49)
Année: 2020 |
| Collection/Revue: | California series in public anthropology
49 |
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Thailand
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Terminal Care (Thailand)
B Older people Medical care (Thailand) B Death (Thailand) Planning B Death Religious aspects Buddhism B Medical Ethics (Thailand) Decision making |
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| Résumé: | "The Spirit Ambulance is a journey into decision-making at the end of life in Thailand, where families attempt to craft good deaths for their elders in the face of clashing ethical frameworks, from a rapidly developing universal medical system, to national and global human-rights politics, to contemporary movements in Buddhist metaphysics. Stonington's gripping ethnography documents how Thai families attempt to pay back a "debt of life" to their elders through intensive medical care, followed by a medically-assisted rush from the hospital to home to ensure a spiritually advantageous last breath. The result is a powerful exploration of the nature of death and the complexities arising from the globalization of biomedical expertise and ethics around the world"-- |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0520343891 |