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The corpse : a history / by Christine Quigley
by Quigley, Christine
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0786401702
- ISBN 13
- 9780786401703
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About This Item
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 1996. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; ix, 358 pp., illustrations. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-343) and index. Contents; pt. I. The corpse as an object of grief -- pt. II. The last rites of a corpse -- pt. III. The corpse and the causes of death -- pt. IV. The recycling of the corpse -- pt. V. The keeping of the corpse -- pt. VI. Respect for the corpse. Subjects; Dead Social aspects. Dead History. Funeral rites and ceremonies. Cryonics. Donation of organs, tissues.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 384242
- Title
- The corpse : a history / by Christine Quigley
- Author
- Quigley, Christine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 0786401702
- ISBN 13
- 9780786401703
- Publisher
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland
- Place of Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1996
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