The Pursuit of Perfection: The Promise and Perils of Medical Enhancement

Rothman, David J.

ISBN 10: 0679439803 / ISBN 13: 9780679439806

Published by New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 2003

Great copy, ex library with the usual markings and stickers. Mylar dustjacket shows moderate shelf and edgewear. Price written on inside front free endpaper, binding is tight. Pages and text clean with no writing or tears. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Seller Inventory # ABE-1388461817

Synopsis:

Explores the risks and benefits of the pursuit of biological perfection through the use of drugs, hormones, and other procedures, discussing the costs--both financial and otherwise--when dissatisfaction with one's body leads to the search for a medical enhancement or "cure." 22,500 first printing.

About the Author: Sheila M. Rothman is Professor of Public Health at Columbia University. Her books include <b>Living in the Shadow of Death</b>. Her articles in the<i> New York Review of Books</i> and other periodicals, often cowritten with David Rothman, address human rights and medicine. She is now investigating the social and ethical implications of linking race and ethnicity to genetic disease.<br><br>David J. Rothman is Bernard Schoenberg Professor of Social Medicine and History at Columbia University. His books have explored the history of prisons and mental hospitals and the impact of bioethics and law on medicine. He has just been named president of the Institute on Medicine as a Profession, funded by George Soros.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Pursuit of Perfection: The Promise and ...
Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition.