Dissection : photographs of a rite of passage in American medicine, 1880-1930 / John Harley Warner, James M. Edmonson.

  • Warner, John Harley, 1953-
Date:
2009
  • Books

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Publication/Creation

New York : Blast Books, 2009.

Physical description

207 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-206).

Contents

Witnessing dissection : photography, medicine, and American culture / John Harley Warner -- Teamwork -- Epigraphs -- Circulation -- Skeleton -- Dark humor -- Class portraits -- The white coat -- Afterword : curatorial observations on the dissection image / James M. Edmonson.

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  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    DA.AT.AA8-9
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780922233342
  • 0922233349