Descript |
1 online resource (x, 372 pages) |
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text txt |
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computer c |
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online resource cr |
Contents |
Introduction -- When does a person become a corpse? -- The human nature of a cadaver -- The legal status of the postliving : 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 -- Don't neglect the fate of your remains. |
Note |
Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU |
ISBN |
9781589017139 (electronic bk.) |
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1589017137 (electronic bk.) |
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