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Author Cantor, Norman L.
Title After we die : the life and times of the human cadaver / Norman L. Cantor.
Publication Info Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2010.


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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.
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ISBN 9781589017139 (electronic bk.)
1589017137 (electronic bk.)
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Author Cantor, Norman L.
Subject Dead bodies (Law)
Human body -- Law and legislation.
Dead -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Burial laws.
Offences against the person.
Sacrilege.
Descript 1 online resource (x, 372 pages)
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Media computer c
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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.)
1589017137 (electronic bk.)
Author Cantor, Norman L.
Subject Dead bodies (Law)
Human body -- Law and legislation.
Dead -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Burial laws.
Offences against the person.
Sacrilege.

Subject Dead bodies (Law)
Human body -- Law and legislation.
Dead -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Burial laws.
Offences against the person.
Sacrilege.
Descript 1 online resource (x, 372 pages)
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier 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.)
1589017137 (electronic bk.)
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