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Dissection : Photographs of a Rite of Passage in American Medicine 1880,1930 by James M. Edmonson and John Harley Warner (2009, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBlast Books
ISBN-100922233349
ISBN-139780922233342
eBay Product ID (ePID)70945509
Product Key Features
Book TitleDissection : Photographs of a Rite of Passage in American Medicine 18801930
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEducation & Training, Forensic Medicine, United States / 20th Century, Subjects & Themes / Portraits, Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology), United States / 19th Century, History, United States / General, Subjects & Themes / Human Figure
Publication Year2009
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Photography, Science, Medical, History
AuthorJames M. Edmonson, John Harley Warner
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight40.9 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-050400
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal611
Synopsis"Cadavers, camera, action " ( The New York Times Book Review ). From the advent of photography in the 19th and into the 20th century, medical students, often in secrecy, took photographs of themselves with the cadavers that they dissected: their first patients. Featuring 138 of these historic photographs and illuminating essays by two experts on the subject, Dissection reveals a startling piece of American history. Sherwin Nuland, MD, said this is "a truly unique and important book that] documents a period in medical education in a way that is matched by no other existing contribution." And Mary Roach said Dissection "is the most extraordinary book I have ever seen--the perfect coffee table book for all the households where I'd most like to be invited for coffee.", "Cadavers, camera, action!" ( The New York Times Book Review ). From the advent of photography in the 19th and into the 20th century, medical students, often in secrecy, took photographs of themselves with the cadavers that they dissected: their first patients. Featuring 138 of these historic photographs and illuminating essays by two experts on the subject, Dissection reveals a startling piece of American history. Sherwin Nuland, MD, said this is "a truly unique and important book [that] documents a period in medical education in a way that is matched by no other existing contribution." And Mary Roach said Dissection "is the most extraordinary book I have ever seen--the perfect coffee table book for all the households where I'd most like to be invited for coffee.", This is a startling window into the education of American doctors in the late 19th and early 20th centuries-on both a visceral level and for its revealing cultural record. Cringe-worthy shots of medical students-bare-handed gentlemen and a few ladies in street clothes show off their scalpels, saws and textbooks-while their cadavers, mostly poor and black, are awkwardly posed, and exposed. In one stunning shot, a black woman looks out from behind the young students. "What are we to make of an African-American woman, standing, broom handle in hand, behind the dissection table, her gaze fixed on the camera?" the authors ask. More importantly, they conclude, the photo is now drawn "out of the shadows of history" where "we can at least bear witness." A blood-soaked dissection table makes you want to look away and the dark humor of students playing pranks with skeletons are both hilarious and horrible. Postcards sent to family and friends must have caused shock and awe for postmen and recipient alike. Here, a difficult glance into medicine's "uncomfortable past" offers a grand opportunity to understand the legacy doctors and patients live with, and benefit from, today. Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
LC Classification NumberQM33.4.W37 2009
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