The Rebirth of the Clinic begins with a bold assertion: the doctor-patient relationship is sick. Fortunately, as this engrossing book demonstrates, the damage i

Essays examining the role of shame as an American cultural practice and how public shaming enforces conformity and group coherence. On any given day in America�

Foucault's classic study of the history of medicine.

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This Festschrift is presented to Professor Hans Jonas on the occasion of his seventy-fifth birthday, as affirmation of the contributors' respect and admiration.