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Possessing the Dead - 9780522857351
Un libro in lingua di Helen Macdonald edito da Melbourne Univ Pr, 2011
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With a rare blend of curiosity, delight in the unexpected, and an eye for detail, this account explores the disturbing history of the cadaver trade in Australia, England, and Scotland. Drawing on a rich array of material?and using Australian Aboriginal cricketer Charles Rose's 1868 death in London as an example?this examination argues that no corpse lying in a workhouse, hospital, or asylum was entirely safe from interference despite the established laws that gave certain officials possession of the dead. Intriguing and informative, this chronicle reveals a gruesome past and the chicanery at play behind the procuring of bodies for dissections, autopsies, and collections.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Possessing the Dead
- Sottotitolo: The Artful Science of Anatomy
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Helen Macdonald
- Editore: Melbourne Univ Pr
- Collana: Melbourne Univ Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 01 Gennaio '11
- Genere: SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Pagine: 289
- ISBN-10: 0522857353
- EAN-13: 9780522857351