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LEADER: 01503cam a2200301 a 4500
001 2009027014
003 DLC
005 20100726102359.0
008 090709s2009 ncua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009027014
020 $a9780786444038 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a0786444037 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn316688151
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dYDX$dYDXCP$dBTCTA$dCDX$dBWX$dDLC
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050 00 $aHV6535.G6$bE3335 2009
082 00 $a364.152/3209224134$222
100 1 $aGordon, R. Michael,$d1952-
245 14 $aThe infamous Burke and Hare :$bserial killers and resurrectionists of nineteenth century Edinburgh /$cR. Michael Gordon.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$cc2009.
300 $aviii, 265 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"William Burke and William Hare aided inquisitive Scottish surgeons who competed for anatomical breakthroughs by experimenting on human corpses. This account not only explores the work of the resurrectionists, it reflects the nature of serial killers, 1820s criminal law, and Edinburgh's early role as a seat of European medical research"--Provided by publisher.
600 10 $aBurke, William,$d1792-1829.
600 10 $aHare, William,$d1792?-1870?
650 0 $aMurder$zScotland$zEdinburgh$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aGrave robbing$zScotland$zEdinburgh$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aDissection$zScotland$zEdinburgh$xHistory$y19th century.