Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 590 g
Reihe: Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine
Scratching the Surface
Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 590 g
Reihe: Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine
ISBN: 978-1-84893-413-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
Diseases affecting the skin have tended to provoke a response of particular horror in society. This collection of essays uses case studies to chart the medical history of skin from the eighteenth to the twentieth century.
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List of Contributors, List of Figures and Tables, Scratching the Surface: An Introduction – Kevin Siena and Jonathan Reinarz, Part I: The Emerging Skin Field, Part II: Skin, Stigma and Identity, Part III: Skin, Disease and Visual Culture, Afterword: Reading the Skin, Discerning the Landscape: A Geo-historical, Perspective of our Human Surface – Philip K. Wilson, Notes, Index