The anatomy murders being the true and spectacular history of Edinburgh's notorious Burke and Hare, and of the man of science who abetted them in the commission of their most heinous crimes
Lisa Rosner.
- Filadelfia (Pensilvania, Estados Unidos) University of Pennsylvania Press 2010
- viii, 328 páginas ilustraciones, mapas, retratos
- History / true crime .
Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índices
The corpus delicti -- The anatomy wars -- Burking invented -- Sold to Dr. Knox -- Based on a true story -- The dangerous classes -- Anonymous subjects -- The criminal mind -- Crime scene : Edinburgh -- Day in court -- All that remains.
This text situates the story of Burke and Hare against the social and cultural forces that were bringing early 19th-century Britain into modernity. Each of the murder victims provides a window on a different aspect of this world in transition.
Texto en inglés
9780812203554
Hare, William 1792?-1870? Burke, William 1792-1829
Asesinato --Historia--Edimburgo (Escocia)--Siglo XIX Asesinato --Edimburgo (Escocia)--Estudio de casos Tumbas --Historia--Edimburgo (Escocia) Homicidio --Historia--Edimburgo (Escocia) Disección humana --Historia--Edimburgo (Escocia) Anatomistas