Stiff

Stiff - Mary Roach

Mary Roach looks at what happens to the human body after death, following the subject from old medical practices to modern research. Her account moves through medieval pharmacies, 19th-century body snatching, today's Body Farms, and conferences devoted to human composting.

From medieval remedies to stolen corpses

The book connects early beliefs about the dead body with the trade in human remains that flourished in the 19th century. These episodes show how medicine, curiosity, and demand shaped the treatment of corpses across different eras.

How the dead body is studied today

Roach also turns to present-day institutions and debates, including Body Farms and meetings focused on human composting. The result is a broad survey of the practical uses of dead bodies and the questions they continue to raise.

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