Overview
- Examines what role the criminal corpse has historically played in the negotiation of social and cultural beliefs
- Brings together research and findings from across the book series to create an interdisciplinary work
- Utilises a longue durée approach spanning from the medieval period to present day
Part of the book series: Palgrave Historical Studies in the Criminal Corpse and its Afterlife (PHSCCA)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Criminal Corpse in History
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The World of the Murder Act
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The Legacy of the Criminal Corpse
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Back Matter
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About this book
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Emma Battell Lowman is Lecturer in the History of the Americas at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, with research interests in historical narrative, connections between bodies and memory, and the use of power to shape social identity. She holds postgraduate degrees from the University of Victoria, Canada, and the University of Warwick.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Harnessing the Power of the Criminal Corpse
Authors: Sarah Tarlow, Emma Battell Lowman
Series Title: Palgrave Historical Studies in the Criminal Corpse and its Afterlife
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77908-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-77907-2Published: 05 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08570-4Published: 14 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-77908-9Published: 17 May 2018
Series ISSN: 2947-6348
Series E-ISSN: 2947-6356
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 273
Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, History of Science, Crime and Society, Historical Sociology, Social History