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Monstrosities

Paul Youngquist

2003224 pagesabout 3–5 hours
2003
first published
  • 2003University of Minnesota Press · 224 pages · ENGISBN 9780816639793

Paul Youngquist reveals the cultural politics of embodiment in Britain in the late 18th & early 19th centuries. Drawing on the histories of medicine, economics, liberalism & nationalism, his work shows that bodies are not simply born, but rather built bycultural practices directed toward particular social ends.

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