The Body Collected in Australia: A History of Human Specimens and the Circulation of Biomedical Knowledge

Author:   Eugenia Pacitti
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Pages:   232
Publication Date:   18 April 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Eugenia Pacitti
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:  

9781350373723


ISBN 10:   1350373729
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   18 April 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Introduction: Bones of Contention 1. Dissecting the Culture of Anatomy 2. Collecting and Transforming Body Parts into Specimens 3. Anatomy of a Museum 4. Finding Unrealised Lives 5. War Pathology Specimens 6. Moving Parts Conclusion: Afterlives

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Dr Eugenia Pacitti is a historian of medicine based in Australia. She works in collection management, and her interests encompass specimen collection, medical education and professional networks in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Australia. She has a PhD in History from Monash University and her writing has appeared in Social History of Medicine and The Conversation.

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