{"product_id":"dissection-on-display-christine-quigley-9780786444298","title":"Dissection on Display: Cadavers, Anatomists and Public Spectacle","description":"\u003cp\u003e Since Herophilus, the \"father of anatomy,\" performed the first public human dissection in the third century B.C.E., audiences have been spellbound by the cutting apart of cadavers. This volume traces the past and present of public dissection, from Herophilus's first cuts to the revival of anatomy as entertainment through spectacles like Gunther von Hagens' \u003ci\u003eBody Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e, including the attacks on anatomy in the Middle Ages, the influence of Renaissance anatomist Andreas Vesalius, the procurement of bodies through execution and body snatchers, and the withdrawal of dissectors behind medical school doors in the early 20th century. It reveals that the anatomical spectacle is not new, but has remained in the gray area between education and entertainment for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christine Quigley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786444290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786444298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Christine Quigley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44566888448255,"sku":"9780786444298","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_891865a1-2fab-459f-aecf-1bfc67e0a61b.jpg?v=1701374928","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dissection-on-display-christine-quigley-9780786444298","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}