When, if ever, is life no longer worth living? When, if ever, is it right to withdraw life-support or hasten death? And who should decide? These questions that confront physicians, bioethicists, social workers, the children of aging parents, and sooner or later almost everyone now receive increasingly urgent attention in American society. Peter Filene's In the Arms of Others is the first book to set this dilemma into broad historical and cultural context.
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When, if ever, is life no longer worth living? When, if ever, is it right to withdraw life-support or hasten death? And who should decide? These questions that confront physicians, bioethicists, social workers, the children of aging parents, and sooner or later almost everyone now receive increasingly urgent attention in American society. Peter Filene's In the Arms of Others is the first book to set this dilemma into broad historical and cultural context.
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The dust jacket shows normal wear and tear. This is an ex library book, stickers and markings accordingly Hardcover Book, Very good condition, but may have some minor wear to the cover or dust jacket, Pages are clean with little to no markings. May have name or inscription inside cover, Email with questions, Items are uploaded with their own individual photo, but when Multiple Items are for sale only one representative photo may be shown. Actual Photos are availible upon request. Fast Shipping Monday Through Saturday! -Safe and Secure!
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Good. Hardcover. cover and corner wear. no dust jacket. black mark on book edge. light soiling on book edge and cover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 282 p.
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As New in As New jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7; Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book and Jacket As New. An exploration of the dilemma of right to die issues and how this fits into American history and culture in the United States Clean and unmarked binding of blue half cloth with gilt titles, gold boards; tight& solid, square with sharp corners. Clean, crisp, unmarked pages. Unclipped jacket. 282 pages with Notes and Index. 6 x 9 inches. Ivan R Dee Publishers, Chicago, Illinois, 1998.
