Download or read book The Body Divided written by Sarah Ferber and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human remains have long been considered valuable material for use in medical science. Over time and in different places, they have been dissected, investigated, harvested for research purposes, collected to turn into museum specimens, and more. This book examines the history of such activities.