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The anatomy of murder

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"This volume explores how the study of anatomy was conducted during the governance of the Third Reich, from the Third Reich's involvement with university anatomy departments to how the Third Reich implemented protocols for anatomists"-- Provided by publisher.

Title The anatomy of murder : ethical transgressions and anatomical science during the Third Reich / Sabine Hildebrandt.
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher New York
Oxford, England : Berghahn Books
Creation Date 2016
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and German Terms
Introduction
Chapter 1 - History of Research on Medicine and Anatomy in National Socialism
Chapter 2 - Anatomy and Related Sciences before 1933
Chapter 3 - The Interaction between the NS State and Anatomists
Chapter 4 - The NS State and the Anatomische Gesellschaft
Chapter 5 - Anatomists Who Became Victims of NS Policies
Chapter 6 - Anatomists Working in NS Germany
Chapter 7 - NS Victims and the Use of Their Bodies for Anatomical Purposes
Chapter 8 - The Science of Anatomy in National Socialist Germany
Chapter 9 - After the WarChapter 10 - Developments in Professional Ethics in Anatomy
Chapter 11 - Anatomy-On the Edge of Culture
Appendix
Index
Extent 1 online resource (390 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2016
National Library system number 997010719527505171
MARC RECORDS
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