Description: Bodies and body parts of the dead have long been considered valuable material for use in medical science. Over time and in different places, they have been dissected, autopsied, investigated, harvested for research and therapeutic purposes, collected to turn into museum and other specimens, and then displayed, disposed of, and exchanged. This book examines the history of such activities, from the early nineteenth century through to the present, as they took place in hospitals, universities, workhouses, asylums and museums in England, Australia and elsewhere. Through a series of case studies, the volume reveals the changing scientific, economic and emotional value of corpses and their contested place in medical science.
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EAN: 9781138246829
UPC: 9781138246829
ISBN: 9781138246829
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Book Title: The Body Divided: Human Beings and Human 'Material
Item Height: 1.4 cm
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
Publication Name: Body Divided : Human Beings and Human 'material' in Modern Medical History
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: Forensic Medicine, Ethics, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, History
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Sally Wilde
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Social Science, Science, Medical
Series: The History of Medicine in Context Ser.
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
