Justice at Nuremberg: Leo Alexander and the Nazi Doctors' Trial (St. Antony's Series)
Ulf Schmidt
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Description for Justice at Nuremberg: Leo Alexander and the Nazi Doctors' Trial (St. Antony's Series)
Hardcover. This book traces the history of the Nuremberg Doctors' Trial of 1946-47, through the eyes of the Austrian emigre psychiatrist Leo Alexander, whose investigations helped the US prosecution. Schmidt provides a detailed insight into the origins of human rights in medical science and into the changing role of international law, ethics and politics. Editor(s): Clogg, Richard. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBG; HBWQ; JWXK; LBBS; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
This book traces the history of the Nuremberg Doctors' Trial of 1946-47, through the eyes of the Austrian émigré psychiatrist Leo Alexander, whose investigations helped the US prosecution. Schmidt provides a detailed insight into the origins of human rights in medical science and into the changing role of international law, ethics and politics.
This book traces the history of the Nuremberg Doctors' Trial of 1946-47, through the eyes of the Austrian émigré psychiatrist Leo Alexander, whose investigations helped the US prosecution. Schmidt provides a detailed insight into the origins of human rights in medical science and into the changing role of international law, ethics and politics.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Series
St Antony's Series
Number of Pages
386
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333921470
SKU
V9780333921470
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99-15
About Ulf Schmidt
ULF SCHMIDT is a Senior Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Kent, UK. He was previously a Wellcome Trust Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, a Senior Associate Member of St. Antony's College and a Research Associate at the Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine at the University of Oxford. He is the author of Medical Films, Ethics and Euthanasia ... Read more
Reviews for Justice at Nuremberg: Leo Alexander and the Nazi Doctors' Trial (St. Antony's Series)
'Finally we have a comprehensive recounting and analysis of one of the most remarkable chapters of World War II and its aftermath: the crimes and trials of the Nazi doctors. With the international tribunal's expert consultant Leo Alexander as the tale's focus, the intrinsically gripping story is rendered even more fascinating through the personality of this complex and flamboyant figure. ... Read more