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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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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Format: Paperback
Pages: 453
Edition: 2nd Ed
Publisher: Chicago University Press
Published: 05 Mar 2001
ISBN 10: 0226712400
ISBN 13: 9780226712406

Death, Dissection and the Destitute: The Politics of the Corpse in Pre-Victorian Britain

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