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Scientific characters : rhetoric, politics, and trust in breast cancer research / Lisa Keränen.

Author/creator Keränen, Lisa
Other author/creatorAmerican Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoTuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press,
Descriptionxii, 236 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Supplemental Content Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book
Subject(s)
Series Rhetoric, culture, and social critique
Contents Scientists under scrutiny : the centrality of character in science-based controversy -- A beneficent healer and a career-minded falsifier? Physician-researcher role conflict and the Janus-faced Dr. Roger Poisson -- The rise, fall, and resurrection of a scientific revolutionary : competing characterizations of Dr. Bernard Fisher -- Fighting for a place at the table : women as consumers, partners, and subjects of science--and the "dark knight" who tried to "protect" them -- Recharacterizing science and public life : trust, dialogue, and citizen engagement.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009048780
ISBN9780817317041 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN081731704X (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780817384913 (electronic)
ISBN081738491X (electronic)

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