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Embodied History : The Lives of the Poor in Early Philadelphia /
Offering a new view into the lives and experiences of plebeian men and women, and a provocative exploration of the history of the body itself, Embodied History approaches the bodies of the poor in early national Philadelphia as texts to be read and interpreted. Through a close examination of account...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Early American Studies
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Introduction
- 1 Almshouse Bodies
- 2 Villainous Bodies
- 3 Hospitalized Bodies
- 4 Runaway Bodies
- 5 Seafaring Bodies
- 6 Dead Bodies
- Afterword
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Acknowledgments