Harnessing the power of the criminal corpse. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sarah Tarlow, Emma Battell Lowman.
• Authors: Tarlow, Sarah, 1967-; Lowman, Emma Battell, 1980-
• Contents: SECTION ONE: THE CRIMINAL CORPSE IN HISTORY.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Power of the Criminal Corpse in the Medieval World.- 3. How was the Power of the Criminal Corpse Harnessed in Early Modern England?.- SECTION TWO: THE WORLD OF THE MURDER ACT.- 4. Murder and the Law, 1752-1832.- 5. Anatomisation and Dissection.- 6. Hanging in Chains.- SECTION THREE: THE LEGACY OF THE CRIMINAL CORPSE.- 7. Seeking the Physical Remains of the Criminal Corpse.- 8. Folk Beliefs and Popular Tales.- 9. Conclusions: Ethics, Bullet Points and Other Ways of Telling.- Index.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 364.660941; Executions and executioners -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century; Executions and executioners -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Criminals -- Death -- History; Human dissection -- Great Britain -- History; Executions and executioners in literature; Medical ethics -- Great Britain -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319779089
• Related ISBNs: 9783319779072
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