Human Body in the Age of Catastrophe - Brittleness, Integration, Science, and the Great War

A history of the development of the concept of the human body as an integrated whole susceptible to damage but also available for treatment, largely in the wake of the catastrophic injuries seen in WWI.

Riassunto

A history of the development of the concept of the human body as an integrated whole susceptible to damage but also available for treatment, largely in the wake of the catastrophic injuries seen in WWI.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stefanos Geroulanos, Stefanos Meyers Geroulanos, Stefanos/ Meyers Geroulanos, Geroulanos Stefanos, Todd Meyers, Meyers Todd
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9780226556598
• ISBN: 978-0-226-55659-8
• Pagine: 416
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Europe, European History, First World War, SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / Europe / General, MEDICAL / History, History of Medicine, History of Science, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I