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The Anatomy of Body Worlds. Critical Essays on the Plastinated Cadavers of Gunther von Hagens.
. Ed(S): Jespersen, T.Christine; Rodriguez, Alicita; Starr, Joseph
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Paperback. Since its Tokyo debut in 1995, Gunther von Hagens' 'Body Worlds' exhibition has been visited by millions. This book analyzes 'Body Worlds' from a number of perspectives, describing the legal, ethical, sociological, and religious concerns which seem to accompany the exhibition as it travels the world. Editor(s): Jespersen, T.Christine; Rodriguez, Alicita; Starr, Joseph. Num Pages: 267 pages, photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
Since its Tokyo debut in 1995, Gunther von Hagens' 'Body Worlds' exhibition has been visited by more than 25 million people at museums and science centers across North America, Europe, and Asia. Preserved through von Hagens' unique process of plastination, the bodies shown in the controversial exhibit are posed to mimic life and art, from a striking re-creation of Rodin's ""The Thinker"" to a preserved horse and its human rider, a basketball player, and a reclining pregnant woman - complete with fetus in its eighth month. This interdisciplinary volume analyzes ""Body Worlds"" from a number of perspectives, describing the legal, ... Read more
Since its Tokyo debut in 1995, Gunther von Hagens' 'Body Worlds' exhibition has been visited by more than 25 million people at museums and science centers across North America, Europe, and Asia. Preserved through von Hagens' unique process of plastination, the bodies shown in the controversial exhibit are posed to mimic life and art, from a striking re-creation of Rodin's ""The Thinker"" to a preserved horse and its human rider, a basketball player, and a reclining pregnant woman - complete with fetus in its eighth month. This interdisciplinary volume analyzes ""Body Worlds"" from a number of perspectives, describing the legal, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Jefferson, NC, United States
ISBN
9780786436569
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V9780786436569
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About . Ed(S): Jespersen, T.Christine; Rodriguez, Alicita; Starr, Joseph
T. Christine Jespersen is a professor of English at Western State College of Colorado. Alicita Rodriguezis a visiting professor of English at Western State College of Colorado. Freelance writer and translator Joseph Starr is an independent scholar who works as a freelance writer and translator.
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