Rethinking Autonomy Thomasine Kushner

Rethinking Autonomy Thomasine KushnerProvides a critique of and alternative to the dominant paradigm used in biomedical ethics by exploring the Japanese concept of autonomy. This groundbreaking book offers a critical examination of the concept of autonomy, one with major implications for biomedical ethics. Working from the perspectives of ethnography and medical anthropology, John W. Traphagan argues that the notion of autonomy as a foundational principle of a common morality, the view

It covers relevant research on the improvement of poultry safety during chill processing

a man of extraordinary resolve and ability

and the 1960s Civil Rights Movement’s backdrop

this book offers a groundbreaking ethnography of Islamist everyday politics and social action in three districts of Greater Cairo

Spirit—a fascinating labyrinth of beliefs—and Movement—the action of lively faces and places

as well as for feeding animals

these case studies suggest several ways in which benchmarking can become an important research methodology and theorist tool for understanding excellence in organizational practice

Photographing villages

especially in the Archaic and Hellenistic periods

far from being harmless

World Film Locations: Las Vegas goes beyond the clichés of Sin City to examine what Hal Rothman and Mike Davis called 'the grit beneath the glitter'

Ayioi Apostoloi and the basilicas of Ayios Dimitrios and the Acheiropoietos are included