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Death, Dissection and the Destitute

- The Politics of the Corpse in Pre-Victorian Britain

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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.

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  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780226712406
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 472
  • Udgivet:
  • 5. marts 2001
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  • 229x156x25 mm.
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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.

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