Human remains : medicine, death, and desire in nineteenth-century Paris / Jonathan Strauss.
Material type:
TextSeries: Forms of livingPublication details: New York : Fordham University Press, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiv, 394 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780823233793 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0823233790 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780823233809 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0823233804 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Death -- France -- Paris -- History -- 19th century
- Dead -- Social aspects -- History -- 19th century
- Public health -- France -- Paris -- History -- 19th century
- Medicine -- France -- Paris -- History -- 19th century
- Human body -- Social aspects -- France -- Paris -- History -- 19th century
- Paris (France) -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- 306.90944/3609034 23
- HQ1073.5.F82 P377 2012
Contents:
Medicine and authority -- The medical uses of nonsense -- A hostile environment -- Death comes alive -- Pleasure in revolt -- Monsters and artists -- Abstracting desire -- What abjection means.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Kenya Military Academy | HQ1073.5.F82 P377 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | KMA001948 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Medicine and authority -- The medical uses of nonsense -- A hostile environment -- Death comes alive -- Pleasure in revolt -- Monsters and artists -- Abstracting desire -- What abjection means.
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