Medicine, Law and the State in Imperial Russia

by Elisa M. Becker

Overview

Examines the theoretical and practical outlook of forensic physicians in Imperial Russia, from the 18th to the early 20th centuries, arguing that the interaction between state and these professionals shaped processes of reform in contemporary Russia. It demonstrates the ways in which the professional evolution of forensic psychiatry in Russia took a different turn from Western models, and how the process of professionalization in late imperial Russia became associated with liberal legal reform and led to the transformation of the autocratic state system.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789639776814
Publisher:	Central European University Press
Publication date:	11/15/2010
Pages:	413
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Elisa M. Becker holds a doctorate in the History and Sociology of Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations vii

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Procedural Immunity: Medical Knowledge in the Age of Legal Certainty 15

Chapter 2 On the Cusp of Reform: Making the Expert Scientific 59

Chapter 3 Legal Mechanics:, Carving Out a New Identity 133

Chapter 4 Criminal Procedure in Social Context 185

Chapter 5 Reform and the Role of Medical Expertise 221

Conclusion 267

Notes 279

Index 381