Bodies Politic: Disease, Death and Doctors in Britain, 1650 1900

by Roy Porter

Book Overview

In this historical tour de force, Roy Porter takes a critical look at representations of the body in health, disease, and death in Britain from the mid-seventeenth to the twentieth century. Porter... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801439531
• ISBN13: 9780801439537
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"