Death, Dissection and the Destitute
The Politics of the Corpse in Pre-Victorian Britain
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.
Specificaties
| ISBN/EAN | 9780226712406 |
| Auteur | Ruth Richardson |
| Uitgever | Van Ditmar Boekenimport B.V. |
| Taal | Engels |
| Uitvoering | Paperback / gebrocheerd |
| Pagina's | 472 |
| Lengte | 222.0 mm |
| Breedte | 152.0 mm |