Traffic of dead bodies, a: anatomy and embodied social identity in nineteenth-century america
Auteur :
Sappol, Michael
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691118758
Date de publication :
25 avr. 2004
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
624 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Shows how nineteenth-century American physicians used anatomy to develop a professional identity, while claiming authority over the living and the dead. This book introduces the middle-class women and men, working people, entrepreneurs, and health reformers who resisted and exploited anatomy to articulate their own social identities and visions.