Foucault's monsters and the challenge of law
<P>This book considers the legal category 'monster' from theoretical and historical perspectives and deploys this category in order to understand contemporary anxieties surrounding transsexuals, conjoined twins and transgenic humans. </P>
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Subito Delivery Service: | Order now. |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Hoboken
Taylor and Francis
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Foucault, Michel 1926-1984
/ Monster
/ Human being
/ Abnormalities
/ Philosophy of law
/ Social philosophy
B Girard, René 1923-2015 |
| Further subjects: | B
Abnormalities, Human
Philosophy
B Culture and law B Electronic books |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (Aggregator) Volltext (Publisher) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | <P>This book considers the legal category 'monster' from theoretical and historical perspectives and deploys this category in order to understand contemporary anxieties surrounding transsexuals, conjoined twins and transgenic humans. </P> |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (201 p) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-43031-9 |
