Privacy and the Past Research, Law, Archives, Ethics |
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| Author:
| Lawrence, Susan C. |
| Series title: | Critical Issues in Health and Medicine Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-7436-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2016 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $77.00 |
Book Description:
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Privacy and the Past, medical historian Susan C. Lawrence explores the impact of research ethics and increasing privacy concerns on the study of history, offering insight into what historians should do when they research, write about, and name real people in their work. Engagingly written and powerfully argued, this book is an important first step in preventing privacy regulations from affecting the historical record and the ways that historians help us understand...
More Description In Privacy and the Past, medical historian Susan C. Lawrence explores the impact of research ethics and increasing privacy concerns on the study of history, offering insight into what historians should do when they research, write about, and name real people in their work. Engagingly written and powerfully argued, this book is an important first step in preventing privacy regulations from affecting the historical record and the ways that historians help us understand ourselves.