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After we die the life and times of the human cadaver
Author
Title
After we die [electronic resource] : the life and times of the human cadaver / Norman L. Cantor.
ISBN
9781589016958 (hard. : alk. paper)
9781589017139 (e-book)
Published
Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2010.
Physical Description
x, 372 p.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 21, 2011
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
When does a person become a corpse?
The human nature of the corpse
The legal status of the post living : do corpses have rights?
Decomposition of the body and efforts to slow its disintegration
Final disposal of human remains
Eternal preservation of the deceased : literally and figuratively
The cadaver as supplier of used body parts
The cadaver as teacher, research subject, or forensic witness
The cadaver as parent
Body snatching, then and now
Desecration of human remains
Public display and the dignity of human remains
Corpses are a lot like you and me, only different.
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