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Possessing the dead : the artful science of anatomy / Helen MacDonald.
- Title
- Possessing the dead : the artful science of anatomy / Helen MacDonald.
- Author
- MacDonald, Helen (Helen Patricia)
- Publication
- Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, c2010.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | GT3190 .M33 2010 | Off-site |
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- Description
- vii, 289 p. : ill., ports.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- History, 19th Century
- Dissection > history
- Grave Robbing
- Cadaver
- Grave Robbing > Australia
- Grave Robbing > England
- Dissection > history > Australia
- Dissection > history > England
- History, 19th Century > Australia
- History, 19th Century > England
- Body snatching > History > 19th century
- Dead
- Dissection > History > 19th century
- Scotland
- England
- Australia
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-279) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The ingenious act -- After the murders -- A body burial is a body wasted -- Trafficking in the dead -- The morbid anatomist -- Truganini's skin -- Dr Belgrave and humanity's discards -- The government's bodies -- Dealing with the dead.
- ISBN
- 9780522857351 (pbk.)
- 0522857353 (pbk.)
- OCLC
- 554512711
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library