The Contemporary Deathbed

1. Introduction
John Anthony Tercier

Part One. The Paradigms

2. The Death-with-Dignity: The Fantasy
John Anthony Tercier

3. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: The Protocol
John Anthony Tercier

4. The Royal Humane Society: The Method
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Part Two. The Techniques

5. Defibrillation: Scintilla Vitalis

John Anthony Tercier

6. Mouth-to-Mouth: The Lips of a Corpse
John Anthony Tercier

7. External Cardiac Compression: Beating a Dead Horse
John Anthony Tercier

Part Three. The Fantasies

8. The Media: Getting it Right?
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9. Conclusion: Modern Living/Modern Dying
John Anthony Tercier

Keywords: Literature, Literary Theory, Cultural Theory, Sociology of Culture, Social Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, History of Medicine