Extraordinary Bodies by Rosemarie Garland Thomson
Author: Rosemarie Garland Thomson
Published: 3 Jul 2009
Contents: Synopsis - Introduction - Main - Related Publications
Synopsis: A well-written and provocative beginning to a conversation about disability that is long overdue among scholars in literary and cultural studies.
Introduction
Provides complex answers to the puzzle of American images of disabilities from the nineteenth century to the present. This is a solid, useful book which all readers interested in the relationship between society and culture must read.Main Content
A well-written and provocative beginning to a conversation about disability that is long overdue among scholars in literary and cultural studies. - From the Publisher.
Provides complex answers to the puzzle of American images of disabilities from the nineteenth century to the present.
This is a solid, useful book which all readers interested in the relationship between society and culture must read. - Sander L. Gilman University of Chicago.
"A well-written and provocative beginning to a conversation about disability that is long overdue among scholars in literary and cultural studies."
Paperback: 248 pages
Publisher: Columbia University Press (April 15, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0231105177
ISBN-13: 978-0231105170