The philosophy of decapitation: Analysis, biomedical reform, and devolution in London's body politic, 1830-1850

Victorian Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 174-187

  Elwick, James ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANNELID WORM; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; DECAPITATION; HISTOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; DECAPITATION; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LONDON; OLIGOCHAETA; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHRENOLOGY;

EID: 24344506186     PISSN: 00425222     EISSN: 15272052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2979/vic.2005.47.2.174     Document Type: Review

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