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16%OFFJay D. Aronson - Who Owns the Dead?: The Science and Politics of Death at Ground Zero - 9780674971493 - V9780674971493
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Who Owns the Dead?: The Science and Politics of Death at Ground Zero

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Description for Who Owns the Dead?: The Science and Politics of Death at Ground Zero Hardback. After the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, Chief Medical Examiner Charles Hirsch proclaimed that his staff would do more than confirm the victims' identity. They would attempt to return to families every human body part larger than a thumbnail. As Jay D. Aronson shows, delivering on that promise proved to be a monumentally difficult task. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 243 x 31. Weight in Grams: 626.
After September 11, with New Yorkers reeling from the World Trade Center attack, Chief Medical Examiner Charles Hirsch proclaimed that his staff would do more than confirm the identity of the individuals who were killed. They would attempt to identify and return to families every human body part recovered from the site that was larger than a thumbnail. As Jay D. Aronson shows, delivering on that promise proved to be a monumentally difficult task. Only 293 bodies were found intact. The rest would be painstakingly collected in 21,900 bits and pieces scattered throughout the skyscrapers' debris. This ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
625g
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674971493
SKU
V9780674971493
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About Jay D. Aronson
Jay D. Aronson is Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society, and Director of the Center for Human Rights Science, at Carnegie Mellon University.

Reviews for Who Owns the Dead?: The Science and Politics of Death at Ground Zero
Thoroughly researched, eminently judicious, powerful, and poignant...Most important, perhaps, Aronson emphasizes throughout his fine book that Americans must find ways to understand, respect, and respond to the immense burdens bereaved families carry, as well as the cultural, economic, and political implications of public commemorations of mass deaths.
Glenn C. Altschuler Philadelphia Inquirer (10/21/2016) Absorbing.
Brian Bethune Maclean's (08/29/2016) A thoughtful ... Read more

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