Allen M. Hornblum

Acres of Skin (eBook, ePUB)

Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

At a time of increased interest and renewed shock over the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, Acres of Skin sheds light on yet another dark episode of American medical history. In this disturbing expose, Allen M. Hornblum tells the story of Philadelphia's Holmesburg Prison.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134001644
• Artikelnr.: 38458526

Autorenporträt

Allen M. Hornblum teaches Urban Studies at Temple University. He has served on the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Prison System and as the Chief of Staff of Philadelphia's Sheriff's Office.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part One The Subjects, the Doctors, and the Experiments 1.
"The Money Was Good and the Money Was Easy." Inmates recall life and
experiments at Holmesburg Prison 2. "It Was Like a Farmer Seeing a Fertile
Field." Dr. Albert M.Kligman enters Holmesburg Part Two Twentieth-Century
American Penal Experimentation 3. "They're Dropping Like Flies Out Here."
History of U.S. prisoner experimentation Part Three Cruel and Unusual
Experiments 4."The Walls Seemed To Be Breathing." The Army tests chemical
warfare agents 5."I Am Not Part of the Program." Radioactive isotopes are
introduced 6."Danger! This Material Is Extremely Toxic." The dioxin
experiments Part Four The End of Experimentation at Holmesburg 7."Where Are
We Going To Do These Things Now?" The slow demise of inmate experimentation
8."Retin-A®'s Birthplace Was at Holmesburg Prison." The discovery of
Retin-A® 9."A Conspiracy of Silence." Conclusion