The body in history, culture, and the arts:

"The aim of this book is to explore the body in various historical contexts and to take it as a point of departure for broader historiographical projects. The chapters in the volume present the ways in which the body constitutes a valuable and productive object of historical analysis, especiall...

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Other Authors: Jajszczok, Justyna (Editor), Musiał, Aleksandra (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Routledge 2019
Series:Routledge studies in cultural history
Routledge studies in cultural history
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"The aim of this book is to explore the body in various historical contexts and to take it as a point of departure for broader historiographical projects. The chapters in the volume present the ways in which the body constitutes a valuable and productive object of historical analysis, especially as a lens through which to trace histories of social, political, and cultural phenomena and processes. More specifically, the authors use the body as a tool for critical re-examination of particular histories of human experience, and of societal and cultural practices, thus contributing to the burgeoning area of body history in terms of both specific case studies as well as historiography in general"--
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 24, 2019)
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 179 pages)
ISBN:9780429264399
0429264399
9780429563898
0429563892
9780429554957
0429554958
9780429559426
0429559429