Possessing the Dead

The Artful Science of Anatomy

Helen MacDonald

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MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRES
01 June 2010

History; Australasian & Pacific history; History: specific events & topics; Medical ethics & professional conduct; History of medicine; Mortuary practice

Possessing the Dead explores the disturbing history of the cadaver trade in Scotland, England and Australia.

London, 1868- visiting Australian Aboriginal cricketer Charles Rose has died in Guy's Hospital. What happened next is shrouded in mystery. The only certainty is that Charles Rose's body did not go directly to a grave. Written with clarity and verve, and drawing on a rich array of material, Possessing the Dead explores the disturbing history of the cadaver trade in Scotland, England and Australia, where laws once gave certain officials possession of the dead, and no corpse lying in a workhouse, hospital, asylum or gaol was entirely safe from interference. With a rare blend of curiosity, delight in the unexpected and an eye for detail, award-winning historian Helen MacDonald brings to life this gruesome past to reveal the chicanery at play behind the procuring of bodies for dissections, autopsies and collections.

By: Helen MacDonald
Imprint: MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRES
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 153mm, Width: 236mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 410g
ISBN: 9780522857351
ISBN 10: 0522857353
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 June 2010
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Helen MacDonald is the author of the critically acclaimed Human Remains.