Surface tensions : surgery, bodily boundaries, and the social self /

"Surface Tensions is an expansive, yet intimate study of how people remake themselves after catastrophic bodily change--the loss of limbs, the loss of function, the loss or replacement of organs. Against a sweeping cultural backdrop of art, popular culture, and the history of science and medici...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Manderson, Lenore
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, 2011.
Subjects:	Human body > Social aspects. Body image. People with disabilities > Psychology. Medical anthropology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book