Pathological Bodies - Medicine and Political Culture

In response to the French revolution and British radicalism, political propagandists adopted a scientific vocabulary and medical images for their own purposes. This book explores the connection between medicine and political culture that often have been overlooked.

Info autore

Corinna Wagner is Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter.

Riassunto

In response to the French revolution and British radicalism, political propagandists adopted a scientific vocabulary and medical images for their own purposes. This book explores the connection between medicine and political culture that often have been overlooked.

Testo aggiuntivo

"This book ties together the rich but well-trodden field of political symbolism with an analysis of medical debates in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century France and Britain."

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Corinna Wagner
• Editore: University Of California Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2015
• EAN: 9780520289529
• ISBN: 978-0-520-28952-9
• Pagine: 258
• Serie: Berkeley Series in British Studies; Berkeley Series in British Stu; Berkeley Series in British Studies
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; European History, Ireland, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Language: reference & general, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Literature: history and criticism