The corpse : a history / by Christine Quigley
1996, 1st edition. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #384242
ISBN: 0786401702
Physical description; ix, 358 pp., illustrations. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-343) and index. Contents; pt. I. The corpse as an object of grief -- pt. II. The last rites of a corpse -- pt. III. The corpse and the causes of death -- pt. IV. The recycling of the corpse -- pt. V. The keeping of the corpse -- pt. VI. Respect for the corpse. Subjects; Dead Social aspects. Dead History. Funeral rites and ceremonies. Cryonics. Donation of organs, tissues.
Price: €65.00