Foreign Bodies and the Body Politic

Discourses of Social Pathology in Early Modern England

Auteurs

• Jonathan Gil Harris

Paramètres

• 216 pages
• 8 heures de lecture

• Histoire
• Nonfiction

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Focusing on the interplay between the body, disease, and societal attitudes during Tudor and early Stuart England, this book explores how health perceptions influenced social dynamics and cultural practices. It delves into historical perspectives on illness, the human body, and the implications for social identity and community interactions in a transformative period of English history. Through a detailed analysis, it uncovers the complexities of how disease shaped societal norms and individual experiences.

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• Année de publication: 2008
• Reliure: (rigide)