The History and Politics of Exhumation by Michael L Nash

The History and Politics of Exhumation by Michael L Nash

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This book argues that a serious, scholarly study on exhumation is long overdue. Along the way, he explores the influence of Gothic fiction in the eighteenth century, the notoriety of the Ressurection Men in the nineteenth century, and the archeological heyday of the twentieth century.

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The History and Politics of Exhumation by Michael L Nash

This book argues that a serious, scholarly study on exhumation is long overdue. Along the way, he explores the influence of Gothic fiction in the eighteenth century, the notoriety of the Ressurection Men in the nineteenth century, and the archeological heyday of the twentieth century.

Michael L. Nash is a well-known legal and royal historian, consultant and broadcaster who teaches at the University of East Anglia, UK. He is a Judge of the Diocesan Tribunal of East Anglia and royal historian of BBC Radio Norfolk. He has contributed over 200 articles to legal and historical publications and his previous book, Royal Wills in Britain from 1509 to 2008, was published by Palgrave in 2017.


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ISBN 13 9783030240462
ISBN 10 3030240460
Title The History and Politics of Exhumation
Author Michael L Nash
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Year published 2019-11-05
Number of pages 341
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