{"product_id":"after-we-die-norman-l-cantor-9781589016958","title":"After We Die: The Life and Times of the Human Cadaver","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat will become of our earthly remains? What happens to our bodies during and after the various forms of cadaver disposal available? Who controls the fate of human remains? What legal and moral constraints apply? Legal scholar Norman Cantor provides a graphic, informative, and entertaining exploration of these questions. \u003ci\u003eAfter We Die\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles not only a corpse's physical state but also its legal and moral status, including what rights, if any, the corpse possesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a claim sure to be controversial, Cantor argues that a corpse maintains a \"quasi-human status\" granting it certain protected rights--both legal and moral. One of a corpse's purported rights is to have its predecessor's disposal choices upheld. \u003ci\u003eAfter We Die\u003c\/i\u003e reviews unconventional ways in which a person can extend a personal legacy via their corpse's role in medical education, scientific research, or tissue transplantation. This underlines the importance of leaving instructions directing post-mortem disposal. Another cadaveric right is to be treated with respect and dignity. \u003ci\u003eAfter We Die\u003c\/i\u003e outlines the limits that \"post-mortem human dignity\" poses upon disposal options, particularly the use of a cadaver or its parts in educational or artistic displays. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemporary illustrations of these complex issues abound. In 2007, the well-publicized death of Anna Nicole Smith highlighted the passions and disputes surrounding the handling of human remains. Similarly, following the 2003 death of baseball great Ted Williams, the family in-fighting and legal proceedings surrounding the corpse's proposed cryogenic disposal also raised contentious questions about the physical, legal, and ethical issues that emerge after we die. In the tradition of Sherwin Nuland's \u003ci\u003eHow We Die\u003c\/i\u003e, Cantor carefully and sensitively addresses the post-mortem handling of human remains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norman L. Cantor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1589016955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589016958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.34w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e PROSE - Honorable Mention\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 171","brand":"Norman L. Cantor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46838325969151,"sku":"9781589016958","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35b3f363-95d5-44c7-96c4-47083f7d9acd.jpg?v=1746589479","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/after-we-die-norman-l-cantor-9781589016958","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}