by Barbara Duden (Author)
The author asserts that the most basic biological and medical terms we use to describe our own bodies - male and female, healthy or sick - are indeed cultural constructions. An 18th-century German physician's documented records of 1800 women's medical histories are used to illustrate this.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 27 Feb 1998
ISBN 10: 0674954041
ISBN 13: 9780674954045