Surface tensions surgery, bodily boundaries, and the social self /
"Surface Tensions is an expansive, yet intimate study of how people remake themselves after catastrophic bodily change--the loss of limbs, the loss of function, the loss or replacement of organs. Against a sweeping cultural backdrop of art, popular culture, and the history of science and medicine, M...
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| Fformat: | Electronig eLyfr |
| Iaith: | Saesneg |
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Walnut Creek, Calif. :
Left Coast Press,
2011.
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| Mynediad Ar-lein: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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Dim Tagiau, Byddwch y cyntaf i dagio'r cofnod hwn!
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| Crynodeb: | "Surface Tensions is an expansive, yet intimate study of how people remake themselves after catastrophic bodily change--the loss of limbs, the loss of function, the loss or replacement of organs. Against a sweeping cultural backdrop of art, popular culture, and the history of science and medicine, Manderson uses narrative epistemology based on in-depth interviews with over 300 individuals to show how they re-establish the coherence of their bodies, identities, and biographies. In addition to offering important new insights into the care, rehabilitation, and rehabituation of post-trauma patients, Manderson's work challenges conventional ideas about the nature of embodiment and is an important contribution to medical anthropology, disability studies, and cultural studies"-- |
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| Disgrifiad Corfforoll: | 294 p. |
| Llyfryddiaeth: | Includes bibliographical references. |