After we die : the life and times of the human cadaver / / Norman L. Cantor.

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Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
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Physical Description:x, 372 p.
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245 1 0 |a After we die  |h [electronic resource] :  |b the life and times of the human cadaver /  |c Norman L. Cantor. 
260 |a Washington, D.C. :  |b Georgetown University Press,  |c 2010. 
300 |a x, 372 p. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a When does a person become a corpse? -- The human nature of the corpse -- The legal status of the post living : do corpses have rights? -- Decomposition of the body and efforts to slow its disintegration -- Final disposal of human remains -- Eternal preservation of the deceased : literally and figuratively -- The cadaver as supplier of used body parts -- The cadaver as teacher, research subject, or forensic witness -- The cadaver as parent -- Body snatching, then and now -- Desecration of human remains -- Public display and the dignity of human remains -- Corpses are a lot like you and me, only different. 
533 |a Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
650 0 |a Dead bodies (Law) 
650 0 |a Human body  |x Law and legislation. 
650 0 |a Dead  |x Legal status, laws, etc. 
650 0 |a Burial laws. 
650 0 |a Offenses against the person. 
650 0 |a Sacrilege. 
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