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Morbid undercurrents : medical subcultures in postrevolutionary France /

"This book examines the proliferation of medical subcultures and genres following the "medical revolution" in France, tracing the intersections between writing and sociopolitical fragmentation. The analysis shows that biomedical science provided a central means for contemporaries to i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Quinlan, Sean M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"This book examines the proliferation of medical subcultures and genres following the "medical revolution" in France, tracing the intersections between writing and sociopolitical fragmentation. The analysis shows that biomedical science provided a central means for contemporaries to imagine self and society, becoming a malleable and subversive force in the age of revolution"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 318 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501758355
1501758357
9781501758348
1501758349