Flexible Bodies |
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| Author:
| Martin, Emily |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8070-4627-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1995 |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press
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| Imprint: | Beacon Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $27.00 |
Book Description:
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Emily Martin traces Americans' changing ideas about health and immunity since the 1940s. She explores the implications of our emphasis on 'flexibility' in contexts from medicine to the corporate world, warning that we may be approaching a new form of social Darwinism.
Emily Martin traces Americans' changing ideas about health and immunity since the 1940s. She explores the implications of our emphasis on 'flexibility' in contexts from medicine to the corporate world, warning that we may be approaching a new form of social Darwinism.