International Bibliography of the History of Legal Medicine


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1615 annotated references, most of which are located in the National Library of Medicine. Covers monographic literature (also chapters and parts), journal articles, and dissertations. Entries cover 26 languages and date from 16th century to present. Most titles are given in the original language. Alphabetical arrangement by authors. Subject index.




Legal Medicine in History


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A collection of essays on the social history of legal medicine including case studies on infanticide, abortion, coroners' inquests and criminal insanity.




International Bibliography of Medicolegal Serials, 1736-1967


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333 annotated references to medicolegal serials held by the National Library of Medicine. Includes a historical introduction and a chapter on current trends. Indexes: title, editors, publishers and sponsors, subject, geographic, and chronological.










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Unsound Empire


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A study of the internal tensions of British imperial rule told through murder and insanity trials Unsound Empire is a history of criminal responsibility in the nineteenth‑century British Empire told through detailed accounts of homicide cases across three continents. If a defendant in a murder trial was going to hang, he or she had to deserve it. Establishing the mental element of guilt—criminal responsibility—transformed state violence into law. And yet, to the consternation of officials in Britain and beyond, experts in new scientific fields posited that insanity was widespread and growing, and evolutionary theories suggested that wide swaths of humanity lacked the self‑control and understanding that common law demanded. Could it be fair to punish mentally ill or allegedly “uncivilized” people? Could British civilization survive if killers avoided the noose?










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