Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
History of research on medicine and anatomy in National Socialism -- Anatomy and related sciences before 1933 -- The interaction between the NS state and anatomists -- The NS state and the Anatomische Gesellschaft -- Anatomists who became victims of NS policies -- Anatomists working in NS Germany -- NS victims and the use of their bodies for anatomical purposes -- The science of anatomy in National Socialist Germany -- After the war -- Developments in professional ethics in anatomy -- Anatomy : on the edge of culture -- Appendices: Political affiliations of German anatomists, 1933-45 ; Scholars of anatomy whose careers were disrupted by National Socialist policies ; Body supply of anatomical departments of German universities, 1933-45 ; Stieve's list ; Identification of NS victims used by Clara and his group -- List of forced laborers whose bodies were transported from Camp Breitenau to the Department of Anatomy at the University of Marburg.
Summary:
"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.
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