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Surface tensions :

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1611320976 (hardback)

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1611320984 (pbk.)

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1611320992 (ebook)

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9781611320978 (hardback)

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9781611320985 (pbk.)

(Number (ISBN

9781611320992 (ebook)

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Surface tensions :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

surgery, bodily boundaries, and the social self /

First Statement of Responsibility

Lenore Manderson

Date

1110

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

294 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

23 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and index

Text of Note

Prologue: Perdita's story -- 1. The body as subject -- 2. Our cyborg selves, and other modern tales -- 3. Visible ruptures: the art of living with lack -- 4. Body basics: living with a stoma -- 5. The feminine in question -- 6. Replaceable parts: the end of natural life -- Conclusion: necessity's children

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"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"--

Body image

Human body-- Social aspects

Medical anthropology

People with disabilities-- Psychology

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Manderson, Lenore

Date of Transaction

20141128142020.0

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[Book]

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