The anatomy murders : being the true and spectacular history of Edinburgh's notorious Burke and Hare, and of the man of science who abetted them in the commission of their most heinous crimes /

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This text situates the story of Burke and Hare against the social and cultural forces that were bringing early 19th-century Britain into modernity. Each of the murder victims provides a window on a different aspect of this world in transition.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rosner, Lisa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2010.
Colección:EBL-Schweitzer
Temas:
Hare, William, > 1792?-1870?
Burke, William, > 1792-1829.
Burke, William, > 1792-1829
1800-1899
Murder > Scotland > Edinburgh > History > 19th century.
Murder > Scotland > Edinburgh > Case studies.
Dissection > history
Grave Robbing > history
History, 19th Century
Homicide > history
Meurtre > Écosse > Édimbourg > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Meurtre > Écosse > Édimbourg > Études de cas.
Médecine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
TRUE CRIME > Murder > Serial Killers.
Murder
Edinburgh (Scotland) > History.
Scotland
Scotland > Edinburgh
"Multi-User"
Case Reports
Case studies
History
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This text situates the story of Burke and Hare against the social and cultural forces that were bringing early 19th-century Britain into modernity. Each of the murder victims provides a window on a different aspect of this world in transition.
Notas:OldControl:muse9780812203554.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 328 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-318) and index.
ISBN:9780812203554
0812203550
0812221761
9780812221763

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