Dying for Victorian medicine : English anatomy and its trade in the dead poor, c. 1834-1929
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Dying for Victorian medicine : English anatomy and its trade in the dead poor, c. 1834-1929
Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-372) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The first book to provide a detailed analysis of the body-trafficking networks of the dead poor that underpinned the expansion of medical education from Victorian times. With an even-handed approach to the business of anatomy, Hurren uses remarkable case histories which still echo a vibrant body-business on the internet today in a biomedical age.
Table of Contents
List of Tables, Figures and Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations PART I: A HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE Chalk on the Coffin: Re-Reading the Anatomy Act of 1832 Restoring the Face of the Corpse: Victorian Death and Dying A Dissection Room Drama: English Medical Education PART II: AN ENGLISH ANATOMY TRADE Dealing in the Dispossessed Poor: St. Bartholomew's Hospital Pauper Corpses: Cambridge and its Provincial Trade Balancing the Books: The Business of Anatomy at Oxford Better a Third of a Loaf Than No Bread: Manchester's Human Material Conclusion Selected Bibliography Index
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