Health and Illness
Author | : Sander L. Gilman |
Publisher | : Reaktion Books |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2013-06-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781780231594 |
ISBN-13 | : 1780231598 |
Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Download or read book Health and Illness written by Sander L. Gilman and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely study demonstrates how images of beauty and ugliness have constructed a visual history that records the artificial boundaries dividing "healthy" bodies from those that are "ill". "Gilman tells an excellent tale."—Jewish Chronicle