Dissection: Photographs of a Rite of Passage in American Medicine 1880a-1930

"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."


Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Blast Books
Published: 05/19/2009
ISBN: 9780922233342
Pages: 207
Weight: 2.80lbs
Size: 10.60h x 8.80w x 0.90d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 04/26/2009 pg. 17