Publication

2003 - University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Language

English

Word Count

56,000 words, Guess

Page Count

224 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • LibraryThing3903333

Classifications

  • DDC820.9/35
  • LCCPR448.A25 Y68 2003

Description

Paul Youngquist reveals the cultural politics of embodiment in Britain in the late 18th & early 19th centuries. Drawing on the histories of medicine, economics, liberalism & nationalism, his work shows that bodies are not simply born, but rather built bycultural practices directed toward particular social ends.

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