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Polio and its aftermath : the paralysis of culture /

In this book, Shell, himself a victim of polio, offers an inspired analysis of the disease. Part memoir, part cultural criticism and history, part meditation on the meaning of disease, Shell's work combines the understanding of a medical researcher with the sensitivity of a literary critic. He...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Shell, Marc (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, ©2005.
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Résumé:In this book, Shell, himself a victim of polio, offers an inspired analysis of the disease. Part memoir, part cultural criticism and history, part meditation on the meaning of disease, Shell's work combines the understanding of a medical researcher with the sensitivity of a literary critic. He deftly draws a detailed yet broad picture of the lived experience of a crippling disease as it makes it way into every facet of human existence.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (324 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-295) and indexes.
ISBN:9780674043541
0674043545
9780674013155
0674013158