A Traffic of Dead Bodies: Anatomy and Embodied Social Identity in Nineteenth-Century America

by Michael Sappol

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A Traffic of Dead Bodies enters the sphere of bodysnatching medical students, dissection-room pranks, and anatomical fantasy. It shows how nineteenth-century American physicians used anatomy to develop a vital professional identity, while claiming authority over the living and the dead. It also introduces the middle-class women and men, working people, unorthodox healers, cultural radicals, entrepreneurs, and health reformers who resisted...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691118752

ISBN13:9780691118758

Release Date:April 2004

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:448 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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19th Century Anatomy Anatomy & Physiology Biological Sciences Biology & Life Sciences Historical Study & Educational Resources History Medical Medical Books Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social History Social Sciences Special Topics Textbooks

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