The woman beneath the skin

Autori

• Barbara Duden

Parametri

• Genere
• Saggistica
• Storia
• Studi post-laurea
• XVIII secolo

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In this study the author asserts that the most basic biological and medical terms we use to describe our own bodies - male and female, healthy or sick - are indeed cultural constructions. To illustrate this, Barbara Duden delves into the records of an 18th-century German physician who documented the medical histories of 1800 women of all ages and backgrounds, often in their own words

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 1991