The Woman beneath the Skin - A Doctor's Patients in Eighteenth-Century Germany (Paperback, Revised)

In this provocative study Barbara Duden asserts that the most basic biological and medical terms that we use to describe our own bodies-male and female, healthy or sick-are indeed cultural constructions. Duden delves into the records of an eighteenth-century German physician who meticulously documented the medical histories of eighteen hundred women of all ages and backgrounds, often in their own words. This unparalleled record of complaints, symptoms, diagnoses, and treatments reveals a deeply alien understanding of the female body and its functions.

General

Imprint:	Harvard University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	1998
First published:	1998
Authors:	Barbara Duden
Translators:	Thomas Dunlap
Dimensions:	229 x 149 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-674-95404-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Gynaecology & obstetrics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-674-95404-1
Barcode:	9780674954045

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