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1 online resource (viii, 153 pages) : illustrations |
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Theory, culture & society |
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Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- Monsters, Marvels and Meanings; Chapter 2 -- Monstering the (M)other; Chapter 3 -- The Self's Clean and Proper Body; Chapter 4 -- Contagious Encounters and the Ethics of Risk; Chapter 5 -- Levinas and Vulnerable Becoming; Chapter 6 -- The Relational Economy of Touch; Chapter 7 -- Welcoming the Monstrous "Arrivant"; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Margrit Shildrick's exploration of the monstrous reveals how humans register concepts of bodily normality and perfection. The author calls upon society to rethink the monstrous, not as an abnormal category, but as a condition of attractiveness |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-148) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Body image.
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Abnormalities, Human.
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Body Image
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Abnormalities, Human
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Body image
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Körperbild
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Ungeheuer
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Körperbild.
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Selbst -- Andersheit -- Philosophie.
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Körperbild -- Andersheit -- Selbst -- Philosophie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781412933469 |
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1412933463 |
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0761970142 |
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9780761970149 |
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9781446220573 |
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1446220575 |
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