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Waltraud Ernst - Histories of the Normal and the Abnormal: Social and Cultural Histories of Norms and Normativity (Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine) - 9780415648325 - V9780415648325
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Histories of the Normal and the Abnormal: Social and Cultural Histories of Norms and Normativity (Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine)

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Description for Histories of the Normal and the Abnormal: Social and Cultural Histories of Norms and Normativity (Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine) paperback. Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.

This fascinating volume tackles the history of the terms 'normal' and 'abnormal'. Originally meaning 'as occurring in nature', normality has taken on significant cultural gravitas and this book recognizes and explores that fact.

The essays engage with the concepts of the normal and the abnormal from the perspectives of a variety of academic disciplines – ranging from art history to social history of medicine, literature, and science studies to sociology and cultural anthropology. The contributors use as their conceptual anchors the works of moral and political philosophers such as Canguilhem, Foucault and Hacking, as well as the ideas put forward ... Read more

With contributions from a range of scholars across differing disciplines, this book will have a broad appeal to students in many areas of history.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415648325
SKU
V9780415648325
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