A Traffic Of Dead Bodies: Anatomy And Embodied Social Identity In Nineteenth-century America
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| Originally published | 2002 |
| Authors | Michael Sappol |
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| ID | 2110303 |
About A Traffic Of Dead Bodies: Anatomy And Embodied Social Identity In Nineteenth-century America
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. . . .