The Visible Woman
Download or Read eBook The Visible Woman PDF written by Paula A. Treichler and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1998-04 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Paula A. Treichler |
| Publisher | : NYU Press |
| Total Pages | : 411 |
| Release | : 1998-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780814715567 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0814715567 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Visible Woman by : Paula A. Treichler
Book excerpt: Professional, academic, activists, and patients provide 13 views of gender and the role of visual and textual representation of the human body in general and of women in particular in contemporary health and science. Among their topics are fetal photography, mammography, mental retardation, chronic fatigue syndrome, venereal diseases, abortion, living on disability in the wake of the ADA, and the immune system and the global economics of food. Lightly illustrated in black and white. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
