Human Remains : Medicine, Death, and Desire in Nineteenth-Century Paris.

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The living and the dead cohabited Paris until the late 18th century, when, in the name of public health, measures were taken to drive the latter from the city. Cemeteries were removed from urban space, and corpses started to be viewed as terrifyingly noxious substances. Working across a broad range...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Strauss, Jonathan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bronx : Fordham University Press, 2012.
Temas:
1800-1899
Dead > Social aspects > History > 19th century.
Death > France > Paris > History > 19th century.
Human body > Social aspects > France > Paris > History > 19th century.
Medicine > France > Paris > History > 19th century.
Public health > France > Paris > History > 19th century.
Morts > Aspect social > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Mort > France > Paris > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Corps humain > Aspect social > France > Paris > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Médecine > France > Paris > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Santé publique > France > Paris > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Dead > Social aspects
Death
Human body > Social aspects
Medicine
Public health
Social conditions
Paris (France) > Social conditions > 19th century.
France > Paris
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The living and the dead cohabited Paris until the late 18th century, when, in the name of public health, measures were taken to drive the latter from the city. Cemeteries were removed from urban space, and corpses started to be viewed as terrifyingly noxious substances. Working across a broad range of disciplines this book seeks to understand the meaning of the dead and their role in creating one of the most important cities of the contemporary world.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (411 pages)
ISBN:9780823269044
0823269043

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