Embodied Geographies (Critical Geographies)

by ElizabethKenworthyTeather (Editor)

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  Paperback
  1999

  $42.84

  Embodied Geographies provides a comprehensive account of different types of life crises which develop our identities and affect how we live our lives. Chapters focus on:
  * pregnancy, childbirth, teenagers and parenthood
  * migration
  * the threat and reality of violence
  * illness and disability
  * bereavement, the ensuing family responsibilities and death itself.
  It includes case studies from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada and the USA.