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Death, Dissection and the Destitute: The Politics of the Corpse in Pre-Victorian Britain Ruth Richardson New edition
Death, Dissection and the Destitute: The Politics of the Corpse in Pre-Victorian Britain
Ruth Richardson
In the early 19th century, body snatching was rife because the only corpses available for medical study were those of hanged murderers. With the Anatomy Act of 1832 the bodies of those who died destitute in workhouses were appropriated for dissection. This text explores this history.
472 pages, Ill.
| Medios de comunicación | Libros Paperback Book (Libro con tapa blanda y lomo encolado) |
| Publicado | 5 de marzo de 2001 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226712406 |
| Editores | The University of Chicago Press |
| Páginas | 472 |
| Dimensiones | 229 × 156 × 25 mm · 636 g |