THE DOCTORS' RIOT OF 1788: Body Snatching, Bloodletting, and Anatomy in America
McPhee reveals the forgotten story of the riot, along the way explaining the history of body snatching and exploring the moral questions behind the existential medical crisis: Does the need for medical students to learn anatomy on cadavers override society's demand for maintaining the dignity of the dead? Illus.
Format: Hardbound
Pages: 228
Publisher: Prometheus
Publishing status: Current
ISBN: 9781493088058
Item #: 9364226
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